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Kightlinger, Pauline F. – 1983
A forum was held at Worcester State College in Worcester, MA (February 10, 1983) to examine the need for more collaboration between educational institutions and business and industry to provide fundamental and brush-up skills training in the workplace. Participating in the forum were representatives from training and human resource management and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Basic Skills, Continuing Education
Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1983
This second volume of a two-volume report presents findings of a task force on the importance of skill development leave as a mechanism for retraining, upgrading, and updating workers in a dynamic Canadian society. Volume II is an instrument for consultation. Chapter 8 (the first seven chapters appear in volume I) looks at the lifelong learning…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Developed Nations, Educational Policy
Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1983
This first volume of a two-volume report presents findings of a task force on the importance of skill development leave as a mechanism for retraining, upgrading, and updating workers in a dynamic Canadian society. The report is designed as a tool for consultation. Volume I contains two parts. Part I, the background section, describes the current…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Developed Nations, Employee Attitudes