The article describes the training program for the Crimpfil company where the majority of the 450 employees had previously no contact with the textile industry. The training department was involved in interviewing and selection and encouraged promotion through technical supervisory, and management grades. The company achieved the Levy Exemption…

Skills, today, are transferable to a variety of occupations. This article outlines the formulation and identification of skills which are common to a large number of jobs and basic to a series of specialized or job specific skills, and the development of individualized training modules for the identified skills. (Author/KP)

Reports the results of survey conducted among private employers and personnel managers in Birmingham, Alabama. (MB)

The authors present a theoretical framework for designing training programs for the hard to employ that takes cultural variables into account. Studies employing this framework are reviewed. (Author/DE)

This report details the development of a program for the short-term training of security guards, including conceptual, instructional, and administrative concerns. It is designed to serve as a model for other similar retraining programs. The original objectives of the program were outlined as being (1) the removal of persons from the category of…

Vanguards in Training presents, in summary form, the National Training System's (NTS) Training Grant Program supported throughout the Nation by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to increase the skills, career mobility, and credentials of drug abuse prevention, treatment, and research personnel. The program summaries speak for themselves…

Designing a training course to be more efficient will simultaneously reduce the amount of trainee time as well as increase its impact on job performance. (Available from American Management Associations, Subscription Services, Box 319, Saranac Lake, NY 12983; $3.25 single copy.) (MLF)

An outgrowth of a 3-year training project for day care home mothers in Colorado, this booklet is designed for people who recognize their community's need for training and support for day care home providers. Suggestions indicate how this model program amy be modified to fit local needs and available resources. The major portion of this booklet is…

Concerned with the teaching of vocational agriculture and other vocational education in the rural south, this paper is directed toward an examination of occupational education programs as they relate to population served and to local labor markets. Findings of 2 studies of occupational training opportunities for rural youth in North Carolina are…

This booklet was designed to help supervisors with employee training problems. The problems may relate to upgrading job knowledge and skills or other training areas. The supervisor can share the training workload with fellow supervisors, the larger organization, and the personnel officer. Knowledge of an enthusiasm for the training subject will…

The process of evaluating the training of federal civil service employees is summarized in three phases: (1) the focus--establishing the scope and objectives of the evaluation effort, (2) the plan--developing a blueprint for conducting the project, and (3) the implementation--obtaining necessary data, interpreting them, and providing conclusions…

The document is the first of a five-part series focusing in minute detail on the processes involved in the formulation of an instructional systems development (ISD) program for military interservice training that will adequately train individuals for a particular job. The Analyze phase consists of five steps, diagrammed by flow charts. The first…

The Final Report, Volume 1, covers research results of the Michigan State University Driver Performance Measurement Project. This volume (Volume 2) constitutes a guide for training observers/raters in the driver performance measurement procedures developed in this research by MSU. The guide includes a training course plan and content materials…

The paper describes a competency based training program that was developed by an outpatient mental health clinic. Competency based training was selected to assist in achieving agency goals, meet varied requirements, and improve accountability. Competencies were developed based on needs assessment, agency evaluation data and professional…