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Download full textBelitsky, A. Harvey – 1978
This report reviews the role of technological factors in metalworking and the training required to adapt to new metalworking technologies. Focus is on whether firms that have adopted the new technologies have encountered obstacles in training and developing the skills of their work forces. The report is organized in three parts. Parts I and II…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Needs, Industrial Training, Job Training
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1968
This regional trade union seminar was attended by representatives from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The purpose was to consider the job profiles and tasks in the machine tools and automobile industry in 1980, and to consider the vocational and general education needs of young people to help them…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Planning, Employment Projections, Foreign Countries
Syracuse Univ. Research Corp., NY. – 1970
The document reports on a training program designed to accelerate in-plant upgrading of skills, first in metal-working, then in health-service occupations, through training provided in off-work time. The project was to evaluate the use of allowances as incentives, and to provide guidelines for future upgrading programs. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Blue Collar Occupations, Guidelines, Health Occupations
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. U.S. Training and Employment Service. – 1957
The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Guidance, Cutting Scores, Evaluation Criteria
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. U.S. Training and Employment Service. – 1957
The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Guidance, Cutting Scores, Evaluation Criteria
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. U.S. Training and Employment Service. – 1970
The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Guidance, Cutting Scores, Evaluation Criteria
Shaffer, Richard, Comp.; Taylor, Wayne, Comp. – 1976
Intended to be used as a teaching and learning guide, the basic course of study presented in these materials is designed to provide the essentials of the metal fabrication trade, insuring that the students who successfully complete the course will have sufficient competencies for initial employment and ample orientation for growth and development.…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Instructional Materials, Job Skills, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedMilsom, Lauren – Educational Media International, 1995
Discusses difficulties faced by left-handed children in everyday schoolwork. Highlights include right-handed bias of toys, clothing, and tools; the need for guidance in handwriting; problem areas including domestic science, arts and crafts, and metal and woodwork; left-hand advantages in sports and creative arts; and the European Left-Handers Club…
Descriptors: Art, Assignments, Athletics, Bias
Peer reviewedNijboer, Irene D.; Wevers, Cornelius J. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1993
A work analysis was conducted to determine whether the job of lathe and milling machine operator is suitable for young adults with one arm or hand. The analysis concluded that it is suitable but adjustments of the workplace may be necessary, such as transporting heavy equipment. The importance of labor research to vocational rehabilitation is…
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, Injuries, Job Analysis, Job Development
Soclof, Michal S.; Pao, Yoh-Han – 1994
In the manufacturing industry, many complex tasks are taught through an apprenticeship program; the experience and expertise gained through years of practice is invaluable to the industry and can be lost if not properly captured and transferred. This paper reports on the design of a training system that combines the use of computer-based…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Associative Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design
Texas State Technical Coll., Waco. – 1995
The Machine Tool Advanced Skills Technology Program (MAST) is a geographical partnership of six of the nation's best two-year colleges located in the six states that have about one-third of the density of metals-related industries in the United States. The purpose of the MAST grant is to develop and implement a national training model to overcome…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Institutional Cooperation, Job Analysis, Job Skills
Hall, Mary Ann – 1991
Additional training needs desired by the electrical skilled personnel of the metal casting industry were the focus of a study. A questionnaire was distributed to electricians and electrical engineers employed in 39 foundries in over 20 states. Of the 150 surveys, 63 responded for a 42 percent return. The questionnaire was divided into three…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Educational Needs, Electrical Occupations, Financial Support
Air Training Command, Randolph AFB, TX. – 1975
These instructor materials and student study guide for a secondary/postsecondary level course in metal-bonded repair comprise one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instruction and curriculum development in a civilian setting. The purpose stated for the course is to train students in the…
Descriptors: Air Transportation, Behavioral Objectives, Course Descriptions, Inspection
Gerstenlauer, David L. – 1983
This study was conducted to develop a list of basic consumable and refundable supplies to be used in a secondary agricultural production mechanics laboratory program in Pennsylvania. A total of 72 surveys were sent to selected teachers: 24 in the area of woodworking, 24 in the area of metal working, and 24 covering all other areas of agricultural…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Supplies, Community Characteristics
Harris (Louis) and Associates, Inc., New York, NY. – 1982
A national cross section of 2,502 adult Americans and owners or managers of 800 companies in the precision metalworking industry were surveyed to study public attitudes toward working in this industry and to explore recent recruiting and training practices in the precision metalworking field. The survey results indicated that Americans as a whole…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Career Education, Employer Attitudes, Employment Practices
