Discusses various aspects of Training's business profiles, including budgets (salaries, raw materials, hardware, facilities, overhead), employee-to-trainer ratio, number of hours of training, training budget as a percent of total sales, and training budget as a percent of total payroll. (CT)

Mission statements, operating principles, and general philosophy statements for a human resources development department were drafted and readers asked to tell which of these philosophies, mission statements, and operating principles come closest to describing the way their training and development departments work. Results are presented and…

Presents information gathered from organizations with 50 or more employees concerning how the training budget will be spent in 1987 and compares that with information from previous years. Topics include (1) occupations receiving training, (2) use of computers, (3) sources of training, and (4) instructional methods. (CH)

Discusses the ninth annual survey of human resource development personnel to determine how much they budget for training expenses, the types of training those dollars create, how courses are delivered, and so on. Creates a comprehensive picture of training and development in 1990 and provides a yardstick against which to measure an organization's…

Discusses the 45 billion dollars that is spent on training by organizations with 100 or more employees. Addresses who will receive the training, what will be taught, and who will design and deliver the training. (JOW)

Reports responses to Training's 1986 survey concerning trends in training. Responses concern what categories of jobs get training, sources of training, use of interactive video, computers in training, types of training, types of training by industry, development and delivery of training, instructional methods, and specific types of training. (CT)

Discusses results of a questionnaire sent to "Training" subscribers concerning the question: "Should training/HRD (human resource development) practitioners be formally certified?" Answers to another question, "What is your idea of a workable certification system for training/HRD practitioners?" are examined. (CT)

Presents results of the 16th annual survey of workplace training and development in the United States (1,559 responses from 15,000 Training magazine subscribers). Includes information on training budgets, curricula, delivery systems, and other aspects of training and development. (JOW)

Describes a survey of "Training" readers that asked: (1) Does your organization conduct basic technical skills training? and (2) If you do provide technical skills training, what subjects are you covering? Results are reported and discussed. (CT)

Presents survey data based on 2,104 responses (9%) from Training Magazine subscribers. Special section includes "Training Budgets,""Where the Training Dollars Go,""Information-Technology Training," and "Training by Computer." (JOW)

The 2000 industry report data are based on 1,347 responses from 3,026 qualified respondents (44.5 percent). The report includes annual expenditures on employee training, training methods, and who controls, benefits from, and delivers training. (JOW)

The 2001 industry report details the formal training activity of U.S. organizations with 100 or more employees. Data were collected from 1,652 usable responses from a pool of 3,873 qualified candidates (42.7%). The report depicts annual expenditures on employee training, training methods, and who controls, benefits from, and delivers training.…

An annual business/industry survey showed a 15% increase in the number of people receiving formal training. Top five methods were videotape, lecture, one-on-one, role plays, and simulations. Training focused on management, computer, communication, supervisory, and technical skills. Percentage of employers providing remedial education remained…

The eighth annual report presents the results of a comprehensive survey of training and development in organizations in the United States with more than 100 employees. Along with breakdowns of dollars spent on employer-sponsored training and types of training, this year's report features an analysis of remedial education in the workplace. (JOW)