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Training Needs Analysis for Bus Depot Managers at GSRTC
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Shah, Hardik; Gopal, Raj – European Journal of Training and Development, 2012
Purpose: With rapid industrialization and population growth in the urban and rural areas in India, the demand for public transport has risen sharply. In the fast changing scenario in the public transit sector, the role of a bus depot manager (DM) has also undergone substantial transformation. This paper aims to identify and gauge the…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Job Training, Trainers, Foreign Countries
The Study of Workplace Learning and Performance Competencies among Pakistani Practitioners
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Sherwani, Naseem Saeed – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate Pakistani Workplace Learning and Performance (WLP) practitioners' perceptions of the importance of WLP competencies at the present time and in the next five years. The goals were to: (1) identify and characterize a profile of Pakistani WLP practitioners; (2) analyze perceptions of the current and future…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, Expertise, Learning Theories
Competence Based Management Development Provision to SMEs and the Providers' Perspective.
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Smith, Alison; Whittaker, John; Clark, John Loan; Boocock, Graham – Journal of Management Development, 1999
A British study of 29 providers of competency-based management training to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and a survey of 591 SMEs revealed that the value of National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) was unclear to both groups. Providers felt NVQs lacked relevance to SMEs and were time consuming. Some SMEs participated only because…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Foreign Countries, Management Development, Small Businesses
An ASTD Feature - Training the Trainer in Asian and Western Pacific Countries
Training and Development Journal, 1972
Report of a three-month combined ASTD - Agency for International Development venture with Walter J. Tait, training advisor and seminar leader. (Editor)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture, Labor Force Development, Management Development
Building Capability in Small Businesses: Tales from the Training Front
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Holden, Rick; Nabi, Ghulam; Gold, Jeff; Robertson, Martyn – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2006
Purpose: The UK Government policy for the training and development of its workforce reflects a desire to move towards a more flexible, "demand-led" system. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the outcomes and impact of two, publicly funded initiatives, designed to stimulate and enhance "demand-led" training within the UK's…
Descriptors: Small Businesses, Research Methodology, Trainers, Foreign Countries
Wool, Jute and Flax Industry Training Board
Industrial Training International, 1974
Early achievement in the textile industry training program focused on operative training, followed by emphasis on management development. Recruitment efforts have been increased. As Assessment of Training scheme provides standards, assistance, and recognition for individual companies in maintaining adequate training programs. (MW)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Programs, Foreign Countries, Industrial Training
The Changing Role of the Trainer.
Pemberton, A. E. – Training Officer, 1979
Discusses the roles of the trainer in industry from instructor to counselor to catalyst, different management levels and skills needed at each level, and the level of trainer appropriate for each management level. (MF)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Foreign Countries, Human Relations, Industrial Personnel
Developing a Training Initiative for British School Managers: The Role of External Evaluation.
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Wallace, Mike – Education and Urban Society, 1992
The problems faced by the author as an external evaluator responsible for evaluating a grass roots initiative for school managers in Great Britain are examined. The focus is on evaluating a management development program in the field and training an evaluator, rather than on outcomes of the program itself. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrators, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
HRD: International Perspectives on Development and Learning.
Jones, Merrick, Ed.; Mann, Pete, Ed. – 1992
This anthology contains 16 papers devoted to 3 aspects of human resources development (HRD): the institutional perspective on learning for development, the key actors in HRD, and the role of HRD in improving individual and organizational performance. The papers are: "Human Resources Development and Adjustment" (Kanawaty);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Educational Policy, Experiential Learning