Awarding continuing education units (CEUs) can offer ongoing benefits to a company, institution, or training group at relatively little cost. A company offering CEUs may be able to help employees complete their college degrees and set long-range goals. (JOW)

Briefly notes the June 1979 conference in Memphis, Tennessee, of the Council on the Continuing Education Unit (CEU) and reports an interview with Paul J. Grogan, who was primarily responsible for developing the CEU concept. Dr. Grogan explains the purpose of CEU and its value for the training director. (MF)

The article is a response to "CEU--A Giant Step Backward" (Training and Development Journal, v29 n9 p8-10) discussing the purpose of CEU and its prospects as a new quantifying device, now deemed by many to be broadly applicable to noncredit learning experiences. (Author/BP)

The author contends the American Society for Training and Development should not support the establishment and use of Continuing Education Units and presents his reasons. (BP)

Survey responses from 24 colleges and universities indicated that most expect to produce more continuing management-education contact hours in 1980-81 than they did in 1975-76. There is a growing demand for continuing management education, and the clients want a different teaching methodology and a higher return on their management-development…