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Wagel, William H. – Personnel, 1986
Describes the environment and activities of trainers at Motorola, Inc. in Schaumburg, Illinois. Topics covered include Motorola's new Galvin Center for Continuing Education, an in-house career development series, teaching methods, use of external programs, and future goals. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Industrial Training, Inplant Programs, Labor Force Development
Skillstech, 1985
The dual training system (in-company vocational training with supplementary vocational school after completing the regular compulsory years at school) as it operates in the Federal Republic of Germany is examined. The way in which dual training takes place, starting with vocational guidance and progressing to the first job, is explained. (CT)
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Continuing Education, Inplant Programs, Job Skills
Shaw, Mark R.; Caplette, Michele – 1983
Interviews with six managers trained to teach the Interpersonal Managing Skills (IMS) program at the Lockheed Missiles and Space Company provided insights into three aspects of communication training programs: training skills, the trainer role, and methods of training the trainer. A highly structured, packaged program, IMS teaches five…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Inplant Programs, Interpersonal Communication

Smith, Peter A.; Leary, Malcolm – Journal of European Industrial Training, 1978
Discusses the use of joint training approaches in industrial relations and the most effective training methods and techniques for the different groups in the industrial relations scene: management, supervisors, and union representatives. Outlines an industrial relations joint training strategy devised by the authors. (MF)
Descriptors: Administration, Cooperative Planning, Employer Employee Relationship, Industrial Training
Cathcart, Margaret E. – 1983
The demand for skilled technical editors is growing as society places increasing emphasis on receiving accurate, concise, and complete technical data. Since many organizations do not have inhouse programs for training technical editors, a need exists to provide inexperienced people with basic editing skills. One organization has developed two…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Editing, Industrial Training
Coutts-Clay, Jennifer – Training Officer, 1979
Describes the programs and courses of the sales training department at British Airways from induction to management level. The staff uses one of the largest commercial computer facilities in the world to provide seat reservations, fare quotations and tickets, hotel reservations, and tours. (MF)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Computer Science, Course Descriptions, Foreign Countries
Coordinating Agency for Training Adult Literacy Personnel in Australia. – 1990
This report presents papers and summaries of workshops from a forum on adult literacy training hosted by the Coordinating Agency for Training Adult Literacy Personnel in Australia (CATALPA). An explanation of the nature and aims of the CATALPA project, a brief foreword, and a copy of the forum program are provided, followed by papers presented by…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, English (Second Language)
Reich, Larry L. – Training and Development Journal, 1979
Outlines a procedure for designing an industrial skills training program in which the trainer prepares a job analysis by actually learning about the job duties and equipment; writes instructional objectives for each equipment section; and combines sets of job photos, scripts, objectives, and other information into a study guide for trainees. (MF)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Educational Programs, Industrial Training, Inplant Programs

Ketchley, Paul; Anderson, Nick – Journal of European Industrial Training, 1978
Describes the process by which trainers designed and ran an employee clerical skills programs and prepared modules, such as communication skills and creative thinking/problem solving, to be included in courses where needed. The flexibility of this learner-centered training was more effective than any standard course or package. (MF)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Business Skills, Clerical Workers, Communication Skills

Fitzgerald, M. J.; MacLachlan, I. D. – Journal of European Industrial Training, 1978
Describes problems resulting from the use of immigrant industrial workers with poor language understanding and the method used to assess functional oral English for occupational purposes. While the form of assessment provides authentic data for company training and communication needs, further research is needed to resolve some problems. (MF)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Problems, Communicative Competence (Languages), Diagnostic Tests
Society for Technical Communication, Washington, DC. – 1983
Prepared by representatives of government, business, industry, and education, the papers in this compilation deal with a variety of aspects of technical communication. The approximately 150 papers are arranged according to the following categories: advanced technology applications, graphics and production, management and professional development,…
Descriptors: Business, Computers, Editing, Education Work Relationship