An overview of manpower development and its problems in South Africa. (AN)

This series of articles cites a variety of sources and synthesizes a number of studies related to education and training efforts in both developing and developed nations. (SSH)

Effective use of manpower resources is of vital concern for future economic prosperity. Author stresses the important role of further education and training services and the potential available through these active forces for economic as well as social progress. (Editor/RB)

Author carefully analyzes who stands to gain from employee training programs. This information will help government and private industry in the process of allocating and financing the training programs. (Editor/LF)

A study of participation in training had as subjects black and white employees who were 17-24 years of age, not enrolled in school from 1966 to 1969, and who received company-sponsored training. Most of the employees were in lower socio-economic status jobs. Some 19% of the black youths received some pretraining, while approximately 10% of the…

The report provides an assessment of the six Experimental Manpower Laboratories set up by the Manpower Administration to engage in long-term research concerned with developing improved manpower service-delivery systems. An advisory committee under the auspices of the National Research Council was established to conduct the assessment. The six…

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)

Although Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) training is conducted either in NYC centers, governmental and non-profit agencies or private industry, there is no commitment for employment after training. The Mobilization for Youth-Experimental Manpower Laboratory (MFY-EML) is exploring the feasibility of linking NYC to other government manpower training…

Between 1992 and 1995, 2,117 nonmanagerial employers in 31 public and private sector organizations throughout the United Kingdom were interviewed for the following purposes: analyzing the need for training and development (T&D); obtaining feedback on existing training provision; identifying barriers to T&D that might affect individuals'…

This report outlines a program through which a State Employment Service, using existing resources, can provide employers and their workers with a broad range of technical services in order to improve productivity and make work more tolerable. The report is based on observations and analysis by a team of participant-observers of a Skill Improvement…

This document contains minutes of the fifth meeting of the National Advisory Commission on Work-Based Learning. The meeting's stated objective was to produce a set of specific action steps for the U.S. Department of Labor to promote work-based learning. A summary of introductory remarks (Jack MacAllister) is followed by a description of the…

Taken from the annual conference (May 12-16, 1969) of the American Society for Training and Development, these papers concentrate on sociological and related trends affecting manpower development and utilization. Such topics as new training and educational resources for industrial trainers, current social change and upheaval on and off college…

This series of articles presents a variety of studies related to employment opportunities for the disabled, stimulating economy and employment, and new job creation. These studies are related to both developed and developing countries and are also concerned with the international division of labor. (SSH)

Describes the Fund for Appalachian Industrial Retraining (FAIR) program, which has trained over 14,000 multiskilled workers in Appalachian manufacturing in the last four years. FAIR works with firms in 18 Appalachian Ohio counties, arranging onsite and offsite programs and providing matching funds for customized training. (SAS)

The report presents the design and installation of a Career Progression Systems for a Multi-Plant Manufacturing Corporation. The project explored the obstacles to increased occupational mobility for workers at a Multi-Plant manufacturing firm. Analysis of job histories of workers at two plants found advancement opportunities to be limited and…