The Post-16 Strategies project coordinated by Dr. Johanna Lasonen from 1996 to 1998 was chiefly concerned with four post-16 education strategies: (1) "vocational enhancement"; (2) "mutual enrichment"; (3) "linkages;" and (4) "unification." These four strategies to promote parity of esteem between vocational…

The purpose of this book was to assist trainers in developing the skills that must be involved in a total quality management (TQM) training program. The book is organized into 17 chapters that cover the following topics: understanding the need, organizational requirements, training and the bottom line, training and organizational change, the…

This document discusses some dimensions of post-school training in the United States--who gets trained, what are the types of training, who provides it, and how training affects subsequent labor market outcomes. An introduction discusses reasons for the research questions and the reliability of existing reported measures of training. An overview…

A multivariate modeling approach was developed to assess the impact of changes in aptitude requirement minimums on U.S. Air Force technical training outcomes. Initially, interviews were conducted with technical training personnel to identify significant student inputs, course content, and training outcome variables. Measures of these variables…

Since the enactment of the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) of 1962, the Bureau of Manpower Development of the New York State Education Department has provided training for 75,782 unemployed and underemployed individuals in 257 occupations at a total anticipated cost of $95.1 million. During the period covered by this report,…

Eighteen papers were presented at the conference by practitioners, academic researchers, labor representatives and members of government. Summaries of papers are grouped under the headings: Apprenticeship as a Training Process; Lessons from Followup Studies of Journeymen and Apprentices; Minorities in Apprenticeship; Apprenticeship Training in…

The growing interest in human resources development (HRD) is a response to the increasingly competitive business environment which, in turn, has been shaped by such forces as the emergence of global competition, the quickening pace of technological innovation and the reduction of federal regulations in some industries. This monograph seeks to…

Although the government retraining and relocation programs for the unemployed are now an integral part of the economic way of life, there must be research evaluation of each to establish the relationship between manpower policies. A few detailed evaluations have been made of Federal programs--a 1962 interview survey of 132 employers in West…

This report describes the development of a flexible model program of instruction that included curriculum elements, training objectives, instructional methods and procedures, and measures for evaluating both individual trainee needs and training achievement for Work Incentive Orientation Training. The research is part of an effort to prepare…

The question of whether human resource development (HRD) should assume a leadership role in social responsibility has not been seriously or rigorously addressed in the HRD literature. As a multidisciplinary field, HRD is influenced not only by societal needs but also by underlying disciplines, including economics, psychology, general systems,…

This book, which is intended for new training professionals and others asked to provide training, lists the critical elements of training and details an eight-step process for providing training in the workplace. The book begins with a brief introduction explaining the purposes of training and why it has become so important. The next eight…

This guide, which is intended for human resources personnel, industry trainers, educators working in industry, and others interested in learning in the workplace, presents practical guidelines for maximizing the benefits of learning on the job by creating an effective learning environment in the workplace. Discussed in the introduction are key…

This handbook, which presents a design-based approach to training, leads training professionals through a process for developing employee training programs based on a behavioral digital approach. (The design approach is a scientific methodology built on three principles: the systematization, behaviorism, and quantification of training.) The…

Within the private sector, the human resource management perspective has replaced the traditional personnel management approach. A similar evolution within the educational community is necessary for implementation of successful school reforms. Presented in this paper are an overview of the transition from personnel management to human resource…

This monograph on Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program models for practitioners who are implementing or redesigning public service employment programs explores three major approaches to public service employment: countercyclical, employability development, and structural targeting. The content is presented in six sections. The…