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Wigglesworth, Gale Coates – Training, 1984
Discusses the six cycles of training: (1) identification of training as a solution, (2) allocation of resources, (3) building expertise, (4) demonstration of success, (5) withdrawal of support, and (6) groping for survival. (JOW)
Descriptors: Program Development, Program Effectiveness, Training, Training Allowances
Peer reviewedNoble, Charles; Hill, Doug; Smith, Erica; Smith, Andrew – Learning Communities: International Journal of Adult and Vocational Learning, 2000
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)
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Consumer Economics, Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHolzer, Harry J.; And Others – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1993
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)
Descriptors: Job Training, Manufacturing Industry, Program Effectiveness, State Aid
