In November 2005, the province of Ontario and the federal government signed two historic agreements--the Canada-Ontario Labour Market Development Agreement and the Canada-Ontario Labour Market Partnership Agreement. One year later, on Nov. 24, 2006, key labour market stakeholders, including users, delivery agents and government came together to…

This study collected data on the measurable qualities of Turkish science in terms of high level scientific manpower, scientific productivity, and scientific fertility from 1933 to 1966 and analyzed the data collected with the goal of providing a deeper understanding of the nature of Turkish science. Scientific personnel, including Turkish…

Abstracts of material covering a variety of topics regarding vocational and labor development throughout the world are presented in the fourth dispatch. Noted, in particular, are publications regarding education and training in rural areas, research, vocational guidance, and international instruments. The first section, News in Brief, contains 21…

Efforts in Great Britain to change from the historic apprenticeship system and the levy-grant system as manpower training sources to (1) industrial internal training programs and (2) stipends to all British citizens 19 years of age and over for training program participation are reported. Implications for the US are drawn. (AG)

In recent years the Norwegian manpower authorities have recognized the need for reevaluating and reformulating their objectives and functions and the scope of their activities. Problem areas have been identified and steps undertaken to implement recommended solutions. Efforts have been made to improve labor force participation rates, provide labor…

Abstracts of material covering a variety of topics regarding vocational and labor development throughout the world are presented in the fifth dispatch. Noted, in particular, are publications regarding management and relations between school and the world of work. The first section, News in Brief, contains 34 items from around the world under the…

This document contains the proceedings of the fifth of a series of seminars developed by the Colombo Plan Bureau to serve as a catalyst in the planning and development of skilled manpower in the Colombo region of south and southeast Asia. The seminars resulted from a realization that the shortage of technical and skilled manpower in the area is…

Thirty-nine individuals from 20 countries in the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) took part in a twelve-day seminar. Ten papers dealing with the ways in which demography factors relate to manpower were presented. The seminar's three objectives were to provide an opportunity for exchange of information, knowledge, and…

In this article I shall first try to review major trends in training in Europe, and, secondly examine in what way the new institutions, structures and policies in Great Britain represent an attempt to deal with problems which Great Britain appears to share with most other European countries. (Author)

Abstracts of material covering a variety of topics regarding vocational and labor development throughout the world are presented in the seventh dispatch. Noted, in particular, are publications regarding women in employment, management functions, recurrent education, and training and the social integration of the handicapped. The first section,…

Econometric forecasting models were used to forecast employment levels in the hotel and catering industry in Great Britain through 1993 under several different forecasting scenarios. The growth in employment in the hotel and catering industry over the next 5 years is likely to be broadly based, both across income levels of domestic consumers,…

Three nations, Great Britain, Sweden, and the United States, participated in the conference with representatives from management, trade unions, government, academic institutions, and interested observers. The International Labor Office and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development also participated. Speakers from each of the three…

The 12-member WHO Expert Committee on Professional and Technical Education of Medical and Auxiliary Personnel met during a 4-day conference in Geneva, Switzerland, to review experience to date, including surveys made by consultants in 1965 and 1966, and to make recommendations on the training and utilization of medical assistants and similar…

To identify problems regarding economic development, the Committee for Scientific and Technical Personnel conducted an educational and occupational survey of each member country of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The specific purpose of the surveys was to gather comparative data on the training and utilization of…