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Peer reviewedFrazis, Harley; Gittleman, Maury; Horrigan, Michael; Joyce, Mary – Monthly Labor Review, 1998
U.S. employers allocate considerable time and resources to training their employees. The incidence of formal training tends to be higher at establishments that are larger and have lower turnover and more benefits, among other characteristics. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Industrial Training, Labor Turnover
Download full textMcKenzie, Phillip; Long, Mike – 1995
The relationship between prior educational attainment and participation in formal and On-the-Job Training (OJT) in Australia was examined through an analysis of unit record data from the 1993 Survey of Training and Education that was conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Univariate analyses were performed to document employee…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Educational Attainment, Enrollment
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 1997
This item consists of four separate documents covering various aspects of Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) statistics. The first two documents, "Statistics 1996: Women at a Glance" and "Statistics 1996: Young People at a Glance," provide summary information about women and young people (15- to 24-year-olds)…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Contracts, Delivery Systems, Educational Practices
Charner, Ivan; And Others – 1978
Tuition aid plans that are contained in negotiated labor contracts covering one thousand or more workers were analyzed to describe their characteristics, identify barriers to worker participation, and recognize the benefits of giving employees financial aid to pursue courses offered on or off company or union premises. Procedures included a review…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Adults, Business
Harnish, Dorothy; Anukam, Ray – Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education Research Brief, 1996
The business and industry representatives present at the initial meeting of each of Georgia's 16 state technical committees responsible for reviewing the curricula offered by Georgia technical institutes were surveyed to gather information about general trends in the workplace and ways of relating those trends to planning/revising technical…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
Marsh, Ferman; And Others – 1991
A statistical overview of the current training opportunities designed to meet the changing needs of business and industry in Kansas is provided in this report, covering services offered by public community colleges, area vocational technical schools, and the Kansas Industrial Training Program. An executive summary, which draws on an extensive…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Economic Development
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 1998
This book, which is intended primarily for Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector, industry decision makers, and policymakers, provides an overview of occupational trends and the current training effort relating to occupations in Australian industry. Chapter 1 traces economic and labor market changes and the changing…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Agriculture, Blue Collar Occupations, Building Trades
