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Barton, Shirley – Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1986
Word processing instructors and supervisors and correspondence secretaries were surveyed concerning their perceptions of correspondence secretarial competencies, training loci, job qualifications, and company training programs. Findings indicate that entry-level skills are most often learned in company training programs and advanced skills are…
Descriptors: Entry Workers, Job Training, Secretaries, Skill Analysis
Marchand, J. M.; Preitz, C. H. – Canadian Vocational Journal, 1988
This study compared the entry-level word processing enabling skills of 419 graduates from postsecondary schools in Alberta and compared the entry-level skills these individuals were taught with the enabling skills they were using within one year of employment. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Entry Workers, Followup Studies, On the Job Training