Describes the New Zealand School of Training for Trainers, a national program. Topics include design, development, and management of the program; courses offered; and teaching techniques employed. (CH)

The development of digital information literacy (DIL) has been slow in comparison to changes in information communication technologies, and this remains an issue for the higher education sector. Competency in such skills is essential to full participation in society and work. In addition, these skills are regarded as underpinning the ability to…

The use of training groups in counselor education was evaluated by assessing trainees' (N=12) ratings of the usefulness of the group in terms of its objectives, their comments regarding the personal benefits of participating in the group, and their gains on the Tc and I scales of the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI). Results indicated that…

This report describes how theoretical principles and counseling skills are taught in a program for training school counselors. The model used resembles others in assuming that three main phases can be discerned in most counseling relationships: a beginning phase, a developing phase and an action phase. Within each phase, specific skills are…

Information related to selecting, training, and certifying outdoor leaders for high adventure pursuits, is provided by selected experts from five English-speaking nations (Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States). Patterns of differences and similarities among these nations regarding outdoor leadership components and…