Purpose: The purpose of this study is to predict the transfer of training (ToT) from management training. This study empirically examined the predictive power of ToT factors, namely, individual characteristics (self-efficacy), training intervention design (training approaches) and work climate (organizational support) among the study respondents.…

In North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), one of the German states, catchment areas for part-time vocational schools were abolished in 2008. With the intention to foster competition between schools in order to improve school quality, training companies now may freely choose the school of their choice. NRW is the first German state to take this step. In the…

Describes methods of providing presupervisory training to new or potential supervisors, including inhouse training and public supervisory seminars. (TA)

Describes a centralized and standardized training program developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to train newly hired claims examiners. Topics addressed include site selection; technology used in training; curricula development; training the trainers; and trainee reactions. (LRW)

Reports on the problem of adult functional illiteracy in the workplace and discusses how some companies and business-sponsored organizations are dealing with this problem. Describes Polaroid Corporation's in-house literacy training program in detail. (CH)

A trainer specializing in producing media packages for sales training tells what they are, how to use them, and how to put them together. (Author)

Explores the nature of the differences between end-of-training behavior and job behavior, the means by which end-of-training behavior is produced, and ways to minimize problems with the transfer of learning from off site training programs to the job. (Author/LLS)

The author discusses the increase in companies that offer outdoor development training to training departments. He offers advice on how to choose the best program for one's employees. (CH)

Among the topics covered in this small-meeting planning primer for trainers are choosing facilities (resorts, hotels, conference centers), pre-meetings for site inspection, negotiating with the facility and getting agreements in writing, selecting food and beverages, and travel and logistics. (MF)

Addressograph Multigraph's training facility brings field personnel in and also creates courses to be sent out. (Author)

This report deals with the training and development of full time managers and executives and of persons in departmental or technical posts who have, or may be given, managerial responsibilities, either in their own specialties or in general management. The first major section presents the common features of effective management training and…

An attempt is made to offer guidance to industrial training boards in the training and development of full-time managerial or executive personnel and departmental or technical personnel who have, or may be given, some managerial responsibilities either in their own specialist field or in general management. Areas covered include: the nature and…

A study of training effectiveness in textile mills in India. Program is evaluated for trainee reaction, the extent of learning achieved, the changes in behavior effected and the results on the job. Charts, tables, references. (Editor/RB)

The results of the study of 30 volunteer trainees suggest that, although trainers have little control over the kind of trainees sent to an external laboratory program and the type of organizations sending them, such control appears unnecessary. (BP)

The study explored the question of differences between airmen who were assigned to jobs following graduation from formal resident training schools and those who entered a field as on-the-job trainees. Eight career fields which had substantial numbers of airman input as low-ability personnel under Project 100,000 were studied. Evaluations of…