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de Beyer, Joy – Economics of Education Review, 1990
Analyzes 1980 enterprise-based survey data collected in Kenya and Tanzania to examine the incidence of formal training provided by employers. Estimates wage benefits by using earnings functions for subsamples of skilled manual workers. Trained workers begin at lower wages but have steeper earnings profiles that cross over those of untrained…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Industrial Training, On the Job Training
McKenzie, Phillip; Long, Mike – 1995
The relationship between prior educational attainment and participation in formal and On-the-Job Training (OJT) in Australia was examined through an analysis of unit record data from the 1993 Survey of Training and Education that was conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Univariate analyses were performed to document employee…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Educational Attainment, Enrollment
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1993
This report examines training provided to young persons by employers during the 1986-90 period. Data from the Youth cohort of the National Longitudinal Surveys provided information on a sample of young men and women who were between the ages of 14 and 22 in 1979 and who have been interviewed annually since then. The study focused on three…
Descriptors: Blacks, Demography, Employed Women, Employer Employee Relationship
Miller, Tyson A. – 1979
New Hampshire employers, expecially large employers, see a significant need for continuing education for their employees, according to a survey of 16,000 business, industry, and service organizations in the state. Of the 1,883 employers (12%) who responded to the mailed questionnaire and the 68 employers who were interviewed, 84 percent would like…
Descriptors: Adults, Business, Continuing Education, Credit Courses
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 1997
This item consists of four separate documents covering various aspects of Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) statistics. The first two documents, "Statistics 1996: Women at a Glance" and "Statistics 1996: Young People at a Glance," provide summary information about women and young people (15- to 24-year-olds)…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Contracts, Delivery Systems, Educational Practices
Kansas State Board of Education, Topeka. Lifelong Learning Div. – 1992
In order to provide educational opportunities for entry into and advancement within the work force, Kansas' 19 public community colleges and 14 area vocational technical schools (AVTSs) have expanded their offerings to include customized training for businesses and industries within Kansas. Vocational training is also supported by the Kansas…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Industrial Training, Job Training, Labor Force Development
Marsh, Ferman; And Others – 1991
A statistical overview of the current training opportunities designed to meet the changing needs of business and industry in Kansas is provided in this report, covering services offered by public community colleges, area vocational technical schools, and the Kansas Industrial Training Program. An executive summary, which draws on an extensive…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Economic Development
Lillard, Lee A.; Tan, Hong W. – 1986
Training after high school in the United States was studied to determine who is trained and the extent of training, as well as economic consequences of training. Data sources were the Current Population Survey (CPS) of 1983, the National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) of Labor Market Experience (NLS Young Men, Mature Men, and Women cohorts for 1967 to…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Corporate Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship
Workforce Economics, 2001
With accelerating technology in the workplace, worker training has become a key component of almost every corporation's long-range strategic plan. Almost all companies provide some form of training in computer operations to new and existing employees, and more than 90 percent of companies also provided a range of management, leadership, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Administration, Continuing Education, Corporate Education