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Download full textMusell, R. Mark – 1986
A study of employee turnover in the Federal government showed that in 1984, about 195,000 full-time, nonpostal Federal workers with permanent appointments left Federal jobs or transferred to other Federal agencies--representing a turnover rate of 11.5 percent. The turnover was about three percentage points higher for white-collar workers than for…
Descriptors: Adults, Blue Collar Occupations, Clerical Occupations, Employment Patterns
Peer reviewedKnoke, David; Ishio, Yoshito – American Behavioral Scientist, 1994
Summarizes the 1991 National Organizations Study on formal job training programs. Finds that blue-collar core occupations receive as much company training as white-collar occupations. Determines that the more extensive a company's internal labor market, the more formal training programs are used for advancement and promotion. (CFR)
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Job Development, Job Training, Labor Economics
Alberta Learning, Edmonton. Apprenticeship and Industry Training. – 1999
This manual is a reference on the apprenticeship and industry training system for local and provincial apprenticeship committee members, presiding officers, and secretaries in Alberta. Section 1 contains an overview of Alberta's apprenticeship and industry training system. Section 2 provides an overview of the apprenticeship and industry training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Apprenticeships, Blue Collar Occupations
