A selected compilation from the annual report on job training and related matters. (Editor)

The Occupational Training Information System (OTIS), which is in operation in Oklahoma and in a developmental stage in Kentucky, was evaluated. The principle objective of OTIS is to provide the information necessary to formulate educational, manpower, and economic development plans and policies. OTIS consists primarily of a manpower demand…

The work force is expected to expand to 101.8 million by 1980. Rate of growth will then decline, reaching 107.7 million by 1985 and 112.6 million by 1990. Projected data are presented in text, graphs, and tables compared with actual 1960 and 1970 figures. Numbers and percentages are divided according to sex and age. (MS)

This handbook has been prepared to eliminate some of the gap of manpower information at the local level by assisting local manpower experts in the collection of manpower data. Arranged in the order in which steps are taken in an actual survey, contents of the handbook progress from survey work preceding the fieldwork phase to work taking place…

This annotated bibliography is composed of 196 citations which primarily represent the period from 1960 to 1970. It presents a variety of sources on local and national manpower information. Listings are arranged alphabetically according to author under the general divisions of Population, Manpower Information, Economic Information, Labor Force…

One of the responsibilities of the Utah Department of Employment Security is the development and dissemination of information concerning occupational manpower requirements. Highlighted in this document are the occupational employment data for employees in Utah's nonagricultural payrolls. Data entered on an occupational industry matrix obtained…

The author discusses three aspects of manpower resources in farming: the size and trends of the labor force in relation to capital and farm productivity, science of man management, and the recruitment and training of workers in the farm industry. (Author/BP)

This panel report was prepared as part of the study of engineering education and practice conducted under the guidance of the National Research Council's Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer. The panel's goal was to provide a data base that describes the engineering work force, its main activities, capabilities, and principal…

Continuing programs in the field of manpower research were originated at seven educational institutions to utilize the resources of universities to investigate problems of unemployment, under-utilization of workers, labor force requirements and resources, and vocational training. At Oklahoma State University, studies underway include an…

This planning report summarizes the results of the Kansas Master Planning Commission analysis of the labor force requirements of Kansas to 1985. The study objectives were analyzed in terms of demography, geographic, and economic considerations. Accumulative and annual labor force requirements were analyzed in terms of region, occupational group,…

Data were collected from 69 large employers and interviews were held with 25 of these for purposes of introducing the researchers to research in the problems of manpower planning and forecasting. Findings from this heuristic survey of employers included: (1) 72 percent forecast some of their manpower requirements, (2) 36 percent forecast external…

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…

Training of professionals and technicians should be means to an end, not an end in itself. (Editor)

A resource tool for the manpower planning practitioner, the book provides significant background information on the growth of manpower programs and reasons for placing heavy emphasis on local labor markets. The background material includes a discussion of the role and functioning of labor markets. The major portion of the book is devoted to…

The investigation explores the impact that changing economies have had and will continue to have upon Human Resources Development (HRD)--the collective body responsible for training and retraining labor--and from that perspective offers recommendations to improve the impact HRD has upon society. The challenge for HRD is to recognize the economic,…