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Download full textGoldsmith, Steve – 2001
Dual diagnosis of comorbid substance abuse and mental disorder is currently presenting great difficulties across Australia's health and community service sectors. Historically, mental health professionals have received relatively little formal education or training in substance abuse issues. A new curriculum on dual diagnosis was developed and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Analysis, Counselor Training
Simpson, Mary; Lane, Joanna – 1998
This document describes the experiences of 13 unemployed adults who participated in job training that was provided by the Croydon Continuing Education and Training Service in the London borough of Croydon with funding from the European Social Fund from 1995-1997. The document begins with an overview of the two projects: the New Addington NOW (New…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Case Studies, Continuing Education
Miller, Janet M. – 1983
This handbook, written for volunteer coordinators working with programs in adult basic education (ABE) and English as a second language (ESL), consists of information dealing with the planning, day-to-day coordination, and followup efforts needed to utilize volunteers effectively. Addressed in the individual sections of the guide are the following…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Adult Basic Education, Coordination
Smith, Janet, Ed. – 1987
The conference "People and Technology: Investing in Training for Europe's Future" was the largest combined conference and exhibition ever launched by the European Community in the field of vocational training. The major themes discussed during the course of the conference were the future of training and work in light of technological…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Economic Development, Employment Programs
Commission des Communautes Europeennes (Luxembourg). – 1987
The following papers are included in this volume: "Technological Change: The Future of Training and Work" (Lord Young of Graffham); "L'Education, la Formation et l'Evolution Technologique dans l'Industrie" (Mathias Hinterscheid); "Education, Training, and Technological Change in Industry" (Philippe Meyer);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Economic Development, Employment Programs
Shatz, Eunice; And Others – 1968
Designed for use by trainers in preparing unskilled workers with minimum education (at least fourth grade reading ability) for entry as nonprofessionals in human services, this manual is organized around the core of understanding of individual and group behavior and needs and of methods of interviewing or obtaining and recording information needed…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Blacks, Communication Skills, Community Study
National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life, Washington, DC. – 1977
This report, the first of a series on productivity and job security, presents five case studies to illustrate retraining to achieve worker's adjustment to technology. The first of seven chapters addresses the following issues: the availability of job training/retraining data, the desirability of informing workers in advance of technological…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, City Government, Employer Employee Relationship
Warmerdam, John; van den Tillaart, Harry – 1997
The opportunities and limitations of a sectoral approach to training research and policy were examined through the commissioning and analysis of reports on trends and issues in five European countries: Belgium; France; Germany; Greece; and the Netherlands. Special attention was paid to the opportunities of sectoral initiatives for small and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
McMullen. Kathryn; Schellenberg, Grant – 2003
Training in Canada's nonprofit sector was examined through a review of data from Canada's Workplace and Employer Survey, which collected data from a nationally representative sample of Canadian workplaces and paid employees in those workplaces. Overall, 61% of employees in nonprofit organizations considered a postsecondary credential necessary to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship, Educational Demand, Educational Practices
Regional Inst. of Vocational and Technical Education, Shanghai (China). – 1999
This book contains an introduction and 10 papers from the International Conference on New Trends of Development and Models of Reform in the Field of Vocational Education and Training in the 21st Century. The following papers are included: "Introduction to the Reports Held on the International Conference"; "The Development and Reform…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Business Education, Educational Attitudes, Educational Change
Shepherd, Jan; Saxby-Smith, Sue – 2001
A 2-year project examined the effectiveness of courses for returning workers in enabling women to make a sustained return to paid employment in the following countries: France; Spain; Ireland; and the United Kingdom. In each country, a short foundation-level program and a longer accredited return-to-work program were selected for evaluation.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Finchum, R. N. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1961
The job of operating school plants so as to utilize their potentialities in promoting an effective educational program is one that requires training, knowledges, skills, and services of a specialized nature. School officials in charge of school plant management are primarily responsible for developing an operating program that will meet this…
Descriptors: Educational History, Personnel Policy, Training Methods, School Buildings
Forrester, Keith; And Others – 1995
This book examines workplace learning in the United Kingdom within the context of the changing world of education and training, adult learners/learning, and stakeholder roles in employee development. Discussed in the first three chapters are the following topics: the current debates over vocational education and training and their links to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Case Studies, Educational Needs
K. N. Associates, Wyomissing Hills, PA. – 1983
This handbook is designed to provide a framework to assist resource persons in counseling adult students seeking a method for gaining access to employment. Presented first are an overview of the handbook and suggestions for its use. The next chapter deals with the characteristics of a traineeship and the benefits of traineeships to trainees and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Cooperative Programs, Counseling Techniques
BENSBERG, GERALD J. – 1965
WRITTEN FOR ATTENDANTS, VOLUNTEERS, PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE, AND PARENTS, THIS MANUAL PRESENTS PRINCIPLES AND METHODS FOR TEACHING THE MENTALLY RETARDED TO BE AS INDEPENDENT AS POSSIBLE. THE FIRST SECTION PROVIDES GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE DEVELOPMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NORMAL CHILDREN AND CONTRASTS THESE WITH SOME OF THE NEEDS OF THE RETARDED.…
Descriptors: Attendants, Behavior Change, Child Development, Children
