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Download full textIsbell, Kellie; Trutko, John W.; Barnow, Burt S.; Nightengale, Demetra; Pindus, Nancy – 1997
This document contains in-depth descriptions and assessments of 17 exemplary employer-based training (EBT) programs that were studied as part of an examination of EBT programs. The case studies are based on site visits to each firm, during which interviews were conducted with company management, supervisors of workers in training, individuals…
Descriptors: Adults, Basic Skills, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Bishop, John H. – 1982
Data from a survey funded by the National Institute of Education involving 3,847 employers were analyzed to examine the relationship between school-provided vocational education and employer-provided on-the-job training. Employers reported that school-provided vocational training was required for 9.5 percent of the jobs studied and "important…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Qualifications, Entry Workers, Inplant Programs
Bodilly, Susan J.; Menefee-Libey, David – 1989
A study described the education and training providers that contributed to preparing and upgrading the Pittsburgh region's work force. Providers were classified as either: (1) formal, secondary providers; (2) formal, postsecondary providers; or (3) informal, postsecondary providers, such as training provided by employers and community-based…
Descriptors: Community Planning, Corporate Education, Education Work Relationship, Entry Workers
Glennan, Thomas K., Jr.; And Others – 1989
A study described Pittsburgh's education and training system for producing skilled and semiskilled workers and sought to identify challenges that the system will face as the area's economy strives for increased vitality. The study addressed multiple education and training functions, including preparing youth for productive careers, supporting the…
Descriptors: Community Planning, Corporate Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement
EDCON Associates, Willow Grove, PA. – 1974
The document comprises the final evaluation report and the fourth quarterly progress report of Operation Breakthrough, an experimental demonstration project to upgrade Spanish-speaking workers in entry-level factory jobs. Ten classes at six sites with a total of 133 students were held; 53 attended at least 50 of the total 150 hours. Classes were…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Business Responsibility, Case Studies
Ball, K.; Freeland, B. – 2001
A study examined key determinants of apprentice and trainee employment in small and medium-sized enterprises that play an increasing role in providing employment-based training in Australia. It used unit record data from four waves of the Australian Bureau of Statistics business growth and performance surveys 1994-95 to 1997-98, which sent…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Developed Nations, Employer Attitudes
