Reviews British political party proposals for individual learning accounts, designed to give adults purchasing power for further education and training. Raises concerns about effects on existing employee development programs and other potential problems. (SK)

Five case studies compared output-related funding (ORF) in Britain's Training for Work program with input-based funding used by the European Social Fund. The nature of incentives in ORF led to creaming and encouraged curtailed training for immediate employment. These perverse incentives make cost-effectiveness data misleading. (SK)

Case studies of 14 participants in a Youth Credits job training program revealed that, despite quality controls, several trainees experienced poor quality training. High quality training requires a focus on a coherent and coordinated process of high quality learning, reinforcement of the relationship between training on and off the job, and…

Australia's "user choice" program, which provides public funds to training providers chosen by apprentices and trainees, was evaluated. The distinction between viable and at-risk training markets was not found to be an effective guide to decision making; local or regional decision making was preferable. (SK)

Presents the 2000 American Society for Training and Development State of the Industry Report, examining 1,200 organizations in terms of how many employees receive training, how much training they receive, how much is spent on training, and how much training is delivered via learning technologies. (JOW)

This document contains the text of the Veterans' Education and Training Act of 1994, as amended and reported out of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs with a recommendation for passage. As reported out of committee, the major provisions of the bill are the following: (1) make permanent a flight training program previously established; (2) include…

Explains features of this year's revised JOBS contracts and cites implications for organizations and trainees. (Editor)

Case studies of the British Training Credits (TC) initiative show that the notion of a market for training driven by young people as customers is largely mythical, due to such factors as recession, importance of local networks in finding employment, and marginal involvement of small businesses. (SK)

Laborers' International Union and Associated General Contractors' Education and Training Fund has two strands: (1) skills training that includes workplace literacy and a career path program and (2) training in environmental clean-up. (SK)

A survey of 498 firms that applied for Michigan Job Opportunity Bank-Upgrade grants received 157 responses, including 66 grant recipients. Data showed receipt of grants associated with large, significant (though one-time) increase in training hours and lasting reduction in product scrap rates. (SK)

An evaluation of Hong Kong's Employee Retraining Board programs used interviews, case studies of training agencies, surveys of trainers and graduates, and employer focus groups. Recommendations were made regarding measurement of the size and characteristics of the displaced worker population, targeting of services, and alignment of incentives with…

Address given in London by the former Minister of State for Employment, outlining plans for a national training service; chart included. (SP)

Central issues of the International Labour Organisation meeting were financing workers' education in Africa, identification and development of special training programs, and the role of trade unions in labor education. (SK)