A detailed description is given, with flowcharts and listing, of the computer program for a pilot flow simulation. Given the number of trained pilots required over a time period, and a statement of the policy concerning the flow of pilots between desk and flying assignments, the computer program determines at what times and in what numbers pilots…

THE SURVEY, CONDUCTED IN WEST VIRGINIA, INVOLVED PEOPLE WHO COMPLETED A TRAINING COURSE UNDER THE AREA REDEVELOPMENT ACT, THOSE WHO DID NOT BEGIN OR DROPPED OUT OF TRAINING, THOSE WHO WERE DENIED TRAINING BECAUSE OF TEST RESULTS, AND THOSE WHO WERE WORKING INSTEAD OF BEING RETRAINED. THE OBJECTIVES OF RETRAINING WERE SHORT-RUN INCREASE IN…

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)

HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RESULTS IN ECONOMIC LOSSES TO THE ECONOMY AND IMPOSES SUFFERING ON MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. OF THE MANY TYPES, LONG-TERM STRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT AFFECTS MORE THAN ONE MILLION WORKERS AND IS MOST INTRACTABLE TO TREATMENT AND DISTURBING IN TERMS OF HUMAN HARDSHIP. MOST OF THE WORKERS CLASSIFIED AS STRUCTURALLY…

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

Report on the results of pre-employment training programs being developed in the hopes of reducing some of our present manpower ailments. (Author/MM)

A program in which disabled veterans in Toledo, Ohio, work as traffic bureau technicians at police headquarters is presented as an example of the results of emphasizing abilities rather than disabilities. (BP)

A Book based on a conference on human resources development held at Iowa State University from October 13 to 14 presents chapters on the following subjects: Theory and Concepts of an Active Human Resources Policy; An Experiment in Manpower Coordination; The Concept and Problems of Human Resources Development; Human Resources Development as a…

The training of heavy-equipment operators poses special problems. Ideas concerning meeting the Canadian skilled operator shortage, short-term training, long-term training, client selection, and institutional training, costs, methods, and procedures are raised for consideration in future training programs. (AG)

Detroit's efforts to deal with large scale unemployment through Manpower Administration aid, and an outlook on the future of the automobile industry are discussed. Programs related to unemployment insurance, employment services, the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), and The Work Incentive Program (WIN) are described. (LH)