Many adult learners have employment goals, from preparing to enter the workforce to improving skills that can lead to a better job. Resources in the Workforce Competitiveness Collection--research-based products and materials, and research papers--can help readers expand and improve work-based basic skills classes offered to adults. This paper…

In early 2006, The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA) began an initiative called Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) to help regions create competitive conditions, integrate economic and workforce development activities, and demonstrate that talent development can successfully…

The guide contains consumer education learning activities and references for use with Manpower Development and Training Act trainees. It is organized in six sections, each dealing with one of the following basic concepts: (1) the economic system, (2) income procurement, (3) consumer alternatives, (4) consumer behavior determinants, (5) roles,…

Second in a series, this article discusses the applicability of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) to those persons with an arrest or conviction record, who usually lack education and training and who encounter employment barriers. Some resource materials for CETA sponsors are given. (MF)

Contains nine articles relating group work technology to organization development. Overviews group work and organization development and discusses human resource development. Reports on group process consultation and describes the Nominal Group technique in organizational needs assessment. Discusses group dynamics in an industrial setting and…

This publication contains descriptions of 53 research collections in adult and continuing education housed at Syracuse University (Syracuse, New York) Collection strengths have been identified as the history of adult education as a profession, field, and practice; literacy; and civic education. Each collection is described, and the number of boxes…

In order to supplement an earlier investigation, "Feasibility Study for a National Rehabilitation Information Center," a study was conducted to assess the current state of rehabilitation training materials in terms of their production, dissemination, and use. Based on interviews of a cross section of rehabilitation training…

Discusses adult literacy in the workplace and presents an annotated bibliography of 48 government documents, journal articles, and monographs on the subject that were written from 1988 through 1991. A descriptive listing of eight organizations concerned with workplace literacy is also included. (six references) (LRW)

This booklet was compiled from information received from employment agencies involved in the federal summer jobs program over the past five years and is intended to provide employment staffs with a reference to various ideas, techniques, and resources useful in training summer employees. Ideas and techniques are presented in outline and summary…

Discusses the meanings of patents for inventions and registered designs and trade marks and the training and duties of a patent agent. Indicates that harmonization of the industrial property is taking place with Britain's entry into the European Economic Cooperation. (CC)

Serving the Eastern part of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, 10 short-term institutes were conducted in selected cities for the purpose of improving vocational education and manpower training in metropolitan areas. Involving 911 administrative leaders in education and supportive services, each institute treated one of the…

This document is a handbook for adult education professionals to follow when beginning or expanding learning programs to meet the needs of stakeholders at a particular workplace. The handbook presents a seven-step model that is based on the findings of several research and demonstration programs. Each of the handbook's seven chapters details one…

Vanguards in Training presents, in summary form, the National Training System's (NTS) Training Grant Program supported throughout the Nation by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to increase the skills, career mobility, and credentials of drug abuse prevention, treatment, and research personnel. The program summaries speak for themselves…

Training materials are beginning to be developed, packaged and (sometimes) evaluated for use by behavioral professionals to train nonprofessionals teaching and care-giving skills; however, economic factors in many programs require that non-professional staff be trained by their non-professional predecessors. To evaluate the function of training…