Essential to any career planning program within an organization are the following elements: (1) goal setting; (2) career path time schedule; (3) transitions, or changes necessary to implementation of the plan; and (4) predicted and actual outcomes. (SK)

A system labeled FORCE (Formulation of Relevant Creative Environments) solved one large company's problems of developing potential creativity, cohesiveness, and increased work productivity within the organization. (MW)

A labor/management class, thought to be unique in the area of public sector labor relations and personnel work-study programs, its goal being to have each side come to know the other's position more clearly and with more understanding, is described. (Author/AJ)

Describes a technique for bringing education out of the institutions and offering courses directly on the premises of any company, industrial firm or community organization located within the school district. (RB)

Both management and women workers are asking for a reexamination of traditional training and development practices. The existing training model that has worked so well for developing men into managers and leaders should be expanded to include women--an androgynous approach to training--with similarities, rather than differences in abilities…

Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (LLL), California, has begun a pilot project in career counseling for its employees, recognizing that management has much to gain from providing growth opportunities for its employees. The needs, employee concerns, program rationale, and the major elements of the career guidance program are discussed. (Author/MW)