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Smelker-Cheeseman, Dan – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study explored apprenticeships as a means of workforce development and the creation of new talent pools within manufacturing companies. An apprenticeship is an arrangement between an individual, a company, and in some instances an academic provider to learn a trade or a job through the combination of academics and on-the-job training (OJT).…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Labor Force Development, Manufacturing Industry, Program Design
Cheung, Che Keung; Geng, Shuang; Chuah, Kong Bieng; Chau, Yiu Chung; Kwong, Kar Fai – Learning Organization, 2016
Purpose: This paper aims to present the result of the pilot run of a research project which aims at evaluating the applicability of project-based action learning (PAL) to shop floor organizational learning (OL) component in a manufacturing company in Dongguan, China. How the PAL framework was introduced and implemented is described. The factors…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, Vocational Education, Pilot Projects
Ayodele, Rachael B.; Olubayo-Fatiregun, Martina A. – World Journal of Education, 2013
This study determined the workability of Safety Education and Training for Workers' strategy in reducing accidents. A descriptive survey research design was used. A total of 20 Managerial staff with mean work experience of 13.5 years was selected from 10 manufacturing industries in Lagos State, using intact group method. They were 100% males. Data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Safety Education, Manufacturing Industry, Males
Moore, Richard W.; Rossy, Gerard; Roberts, William; Chapman, Kenneth; Sanchez, Urte; Hanley, Chris – Online Submission, 2010
This study is a formative evaluation of the OneStop Career Center Integrated Service Delivery (ISD) Model within the California Workforce System. The study was sponsored by the California Workforce Investment Board. The study completed four in-depth case studies of California OneStops to describe how they implemented the ISD model which brings…
Descriptors: Job Applicants, Summative Evaluation, State Programs, Organizational Culture

Tennant, Charles; Boonkron, Mahithorn; Roberts, Paul A. B. – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2002
A survey of 100 manufacturing companies in the United Kingdom identified evaluation methods for and barriers to effective training program implementation. Most felt their programs did not reach full potential in terms of higher productivity, performance, and improved quality. A program assessment model and policy recommendations were proposed.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Manufacturing Industry
Mrowicki, Linda; And Others – 1994
A project was conducted to improve the productivity and efficiency of 10 manufacturers by providing workplace literacy instruction to workers lacking basic skills required for their jobs, and to improve the capability of educational programs to meet the basic skill needs of the manufacturing industry by developing an evaluation manual for basic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines
Steck, Susan – 1998
The Success Skills for Textile Workers project was established in November 1994 by Alabama educational institutions and textile manufacturers to provide workplace literacy training for textile workers. This report details project objectives and outcomes through October 31, 1997. Introductory materials describe project components and list…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Siefer, Nancy; Latkiewicz, John – 1992
Through a federal grant, Salt Lake Community College (Utah), in conjunction with two area industries, implemented a workplace literacy project to serve 225 employees. The training included work-related curriculum and instruction in reading, English as a Second Language, oral communication skills, written communication skills, mathematics, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Evaluation Methods, Literacy Education
Greenville Technical Coll., SC. – 1993
These three documents (final performance report, evaluation report, methodology guide) are products of a project through which the Career Advancement Center provided workplace literacy services to two industries in Greenville, South Carolina. The final performance report discusses achievement of objectives, specifically employee assessment,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Development, Inplant Programs
Martz Nancy B.; Clasby, Miriam – 1995
This document is comprised of two separate publications relating to the Casco Bay Partnership for Workplace Education; the Final Performance Report and the Final Evaluation Report. The Casco Bay Partnership for Workplace Education, as described in the Final Performance Report, was a collaborative workplace literacy project involving the University…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Higher Education, Independent Study
Farrell, Virginia, Comp. – 1994
Cuyahoga Community College's (CCC) Unified Technologies Center (UTC) collaborated with three Cleveland area manufacturing companies in a workplace literacy project. The project provided job-related mathematics and communications programs for 302 employees who needed basic skills upgrading to improve their job performance. The project…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Communication Skills

Cichon, Don; Sperazi, Laura – 1997
This publication consists of four volumes of the evaluation report for a project to provide workplace basic skills education for employees in seven manufacturing companies in New York in partnership with five education agencies. Volume I: "Executive Summary" provides an overview of the evaluation results. Volume II: "Program Goals…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development
Hoops, John; And Others – 1992
This report summarizes and assesses the planning and first-year implementation of the Industrial Technology Program created through a partnership between South Shore Vocational Technical High School (SSVT) in Hanover, Massachusetts, and Procter & Gamble (P&G). It is a guide for the development of effective education/industry partnerships.…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Competency Based Education, Corporate Support, Educational Needs
Denver Public Schools, CO. – 1994
The Workplace Education Program (WEP) was a literacy partnership between Emily Griffith Opportunity School and 5 business partners at 11 sites in Denver, Colorado. All of the business partners were in the health care sector. A total of 907 individuals were served during the project grant period. Of those individuals, 226 attended supplementary…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Communication Skills