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Clayton, Naomi; Evans, Stephen – Learning and Work Institute, 2021
The UK entered the deepest recession in history in 2020, following a decade of sluggish growth. Coronavirus restrictions led to a sharp rise in unemployment, vacancies plummeted, and millions were furloughed. The pandemic has also accelerated technological change, with increased digitalisation and firms discovering new ways to harness emerging…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Employers, Employees, Investment
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Al-Madhoun, Mohammed; Analoui, Farhad – Education & Training, 2002
This paper assesses the contribution of management training and development programmes (MTPs) to the development of managerial skills in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Different sets of variables were used to explore the managers' skills development by dividing the managerial skills into three main categories: self, people, and task-related…
Descriptors: Job Training, Foreign Countries, Management Development, Small Businesses
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Twining, John; And Others – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1989
Discusses the Resourced Open Learning Facility (ROLF), which was developed by the U.K. Skills Training Agency (STA) as a means of delivering off-the-job skill training for the unemployed. Employment training is discussed and an evaluation of ROLF is described, including management issues and types of trainees. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries, Job Skills, National Programs
Norman, Diane E. – 1978
This training module stresses the participatory management approach to effective supervisory behavior. Emphasis is placed upon the need-dispositions of subordinates in order to stage highly motivating work environments. Taken into account are interrelationships between the nature of the organization, characteristics of subordinates, leadership…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Communication Skills, Decision Making Skills, Educational Administration
McClure, Wilbert J. – 1978
The purpose of this training workshop is to assist the participants in upgrading their delivery of services to disadvantaged Black clients. The training content is targeted toward counselors and interviewers who directly deliver counseling services. The following topics are covered: job-getting hurdles, role of the counselor; steps in the…
Descriptors: Blacks, Career Guidance, Counselor Training, Counselors
Bishop, John; Stevens, David W. – 1985
Correlates of employer-provided training while in the most recent full-time job held were explored. Respondents were nearly 10,000 members of the 1980 high school seniors cohort of the High School and Beyond survey data set. Two types of forces expected to influence participation in employer-provided training were distinguished: incentive and…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Employees, Females, Incentives
Freedman, Marcia; Dutka, Anna – 1980
Designed to help occupational analysts, employment and training operators, guidance counselors, and vocational educators to better assess the source, content, and level of training necessary to achieve the desired skill requirements for most occupations, this report contains an analysis of training patters for clusters of occupations, a case…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Employment Qualifications, Industrial Training, Job Skills
Clark, Mary Jo – 1997
In an attempt to meet the need for improved skills in the local workforce, San Juan College (New Mexico) made efforts to locate a target population of students and find out how successfully the courses they took met their work needs. A computer search identified a trial population of 513 students who met a set of criteria that suggested they took…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Evaluation, Course Objectives, Education Work Relationship