This report deals with the training and development of full time managers and executives and of persons in departmental or technical posts who have, or may be given, managerial responsibilities, either in their own specialties or in general management. The first major section presents the common features of effective management training and…

Intended as a practical guide, this British booklet concentrates on characteristics of office supervisors, analysis of job features and training needs, steps in planning and launching programs, forms of internal and external supervisory training, programed instruction and other training techniques, recordkeeping and overall program direction, and…

Intended for prospective members of the new Distributive Industrial Training Board in Great Britain, this training guide concentrates on managerial functions in retailing; the selection of trainees; the planning of in-company and external training programs; scheduling and continuity of training; roles of training personnel; and the use of various…

This booklet examines briefly the practical justification for planned training in the distributive trades; describes what and who should be trained; and indicates the steps needed to design a system of training which the Industrial Training Board for the Distributive Trades will find acceptable and grant-worthy. It is divided into three parts:…

This booklet sets out the recommendations for the training of clerks in firms within the scope of the Engineering Industry Training Board and is written for the use of managers, training officers and clerical supervisors. Recommendations are primarily for new entrants to clerical jobs. They cover the areas of: induction; basic training--including…

This industrial training handbook covers the following areas: preparatory considerations; training methods and techniques; training for specific functions; and established organizations. Part I examines the extension and re-designing of technical colleges since the 1920's and the present integration of the work of colleges with the needs of…

Based primarily on British conditions, this volume concentrates on methods of industrial training for production workers, craftsmen and technicians, office personnel, technicians and technologists, supervisors, marketing and sales personnel, and the junior, middle, and senior or executive levels of management. General principles and fundamental…

This booklet describes British efforts to develop a world-class, highly skilled work force. The booklet examines the following topics: Britain's training framework (the National and Scottish Vocational Qualification system and national targets for foundation and lifetime learning and training); strategies for developing a flexible qualification…