Manpower Research Visibility is a supplement to American Vocational Journal. (SB)

The need for skilled workers in the future, specifically in the electronics industry, is examined. The role of the American Electronics Association in updating technical training is discussed. Apprenticeships, Soviet education, and the role of state government are also examined. (CT)

Determined extent retired university staff workers' perceptions of life satisfaction differ from those nearing retirement. Responses to Life Satisfaction Index A and B revealed similarities in perceived life satisfaction between the groups but significant differences between persons employed as administrators, faculty, and classified workers.…

The rapid development of computer technology is changing the nature and content of office work and requiring new skills. One approach to this need for continuous training is the use of modules of employable skills, self-instructional learning packages tailored to individual needs and employment specifications. (SK)

Learning situated in authentic settings such as the workplace can provide peer and expert models and a physical environment that enhance problem solving and transfer of learning. In such settings, learners can access the social and cultural aspects of vocational skills. (SK)

Analyzes 1980 enterprise-based survey data collected in Kenya and Tanzania to examine the incidence of formal training provided by employers. Estimates wage benefits by using earnings functions for subsamples of skilled manual workers. Trained workers begin at lower wages but have steeper earnings profiles that cross over those of untrained…

Addresses performance technology issues in the form of a parable. Issues discussed include management and leadership roles, assigning tasks to appropriately skilled workers, teamwork, cooperation, task performance, job descriptions, training needs, management goals, rewards, and quality control. (LRW)

Using 1940-90 Censuses, a study of changes in male wage inequality and skill premiums shows that relative demand for most skilled workers rose steadily over the years. The pace of industrial change, especially in blue-collar manufacturing, was inversely related to the overall growth in wage inequality. (SK)

Reports the results of a survey of 914 library employees in three states (Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin) without ALA-accredited MLS degrees. Discusses results in terms of gender, age and education; job experience; and job titles and wages. Concludes the library profession must identify the skills needed for library positions and develop professional…

This article presents a critique of the 'high skills' argument which, in the international literature, presents a high skill strategy as an adjunct and necessary condition for the successful expansion of human resources development (HRD) alongside social market institutions and 'joined up' policy. For a developing country such as South Africa,…

The Department of Education has undertaken an ambitious effort to develop statewide occupational skill standards. The standards in this document are for Collision Repair Technology programs, and are designed to clearly state what the Collision Repair Technology student should know and be able to do upon completion of an advanced high school…

This paper reports on the outcomes of a replication study of a survey of British employers that requested information on the qualifications sought when recruiting employees and on subsequent training and development. While the British survey was interested in the uptake and use of the British National Vocational Qualifications, the study reported…

This short profile of the trends in the employment of women in skilled trades and other manual occupations during the 5-year period between 1983 and 1988 shows that the number of women in these occupations rose only modestly. Three tables chart the total numbers of persons employed in the trades by sex for the years 1983 and 1988; persons employed…

An examination is made of the increasing educational demands of the modern workplace during a time when the makeup of an already shrinking workforce is becoming more composed of minorities, women, and immigrants. Articles in this newsletter issue discuss which jobs will grow and which will decline; the new educational demands and skills required…

High performance skills are defined as ones: (1) which require over 100 hours of training, (2) in which a substantial number of individuals fail to develop proficiency, and (3) in which the performance of the expert is qualitatively different from that of the novice. Training programs for developing high performance skills are often based on…