This report is based on the 2016-17 survey "Career and Technical Education Programs in Public School Districts" and provides nationally representative data on career and technical education (CTE) programs. The survey defines a CTE program as a sequence of courses at the high school level that provides students with the academic and…

Designed for use by officials of the Federal Executive and Legislative Branches, this report provides data regarding Federal training activities, developments, and trends. Part I of the report presents statistical data regarding the amounts, types, and sources of the training provided Federal employees during FY 72 and the non-salary expenditures…

The study assessed the need for continued inservice training to migrant personnel in the skill and understanding of the Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS), and determined directions for planning future training sessions. A 50-item questionnaire was administered to 240 persons attending the MSRTS workshops at the 1977 State Migrant…

Uses hierarchical linear model to estimate the effects of three forms of human capital on employee salary in China: Formal education, employer-provided on-the-job training, and adult education. Finds, for example, that employees' experience in changing production technology and on-the-job training are positively associated with salary increases…

Research into problems associated with job training programs resulted in a method for defining on-the-job training where a substance organization must serve as the training base for the organization in which the trainee ultimately will serve. The method involves determining the tasks required by the jobs men do in the target organization and…

In this article, John Forbes, administrative analyst for the 80,000-student Fresno Unified School District in Fresno, and Terrence Young, chief information officer for the 70,000-student Guilford Country Schools in Greensboro, North Carolina, share their strategies for getting staff on board with Web-based data systems. These are the strategies:…

A MODEL IS CONSTRUCTED TO DETERMINE THE BEST PROPORTION OF FORMAL AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING IN MILITARY OCCUPATIONS. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO THE UNIQUE SITUATION OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL'S FIXED LENGTH OF SERVICE, THE SMALL PERCENTAGE OF RE-ENLISTMENT, AND THE NECESSITY OF TRAINING ALL ENLISTEES FOR ASSIGNED OCCUPATIONS. THE MODEL FORMULA…

A STUDY WAS MADE AT TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. OF THE EFFECT OF ANXIETY ON LEARNING TIME AND ATTITUDES AMONG NEW EMPLOYEES. BEFORE INTERVIEWS WITH ASSEMBLY WORKERS AND THEIR SUPERVISORS THE EXPERIMENT IDENTIFIED THE IMPORTANCE OF ANXIETY IN INHIBITING JOB EFFECTIVENESS FOR BOTH OPERATORS AND SUPERVISORS. NEW WOMEN ASSEMBLY WORKERS WERE DIVIDED INTO A…

This study sought Fiscal Year 1969 data on Navy enlisted time and costs (including officer candidate training) from initial personnel procurement through appropriate basic training (Class A) for 80 general and/or service ratings, as well as in advanced and/or specialized training, for a sample of 1,067 Navy enlisted classifications (NECs). Such…

AS PART OF A COURSE ORGANIZED FOR SENIOR TRAINING OFFICERS OF THE ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL TRAINING BOARD, COST ANALYSES IN THREE INDUSTRIAL SITUATIONS WERE UNDERTAKEN TO SHOW POSSIBLE SAVINGS IN USING SYSTEMATIC TRAINING BASED ON SKILL ANALYSIS. THE COST OF THE PROPOSED TRAINING WAS SUBTRACTED FROM THE CURRENT COSTS OF TRAINING TO ARRIVE AT…

Scores earned on the Navy's enlisted classification tests determine, in large part, the type of job specialty training a recruit will receive. About 50% of recruits qualify for academic training in Basic Class "A" level schools. How well the classification tests predict performance in these schools is important from both a cost and a…

Since the enactment of the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) of 1962, the Bureau of Manpower Development of the New York State Education Department has provided training for 75,782 unemployed and underemployed individuals in 257 occupations at a total anticipated cost of $95.1 million. During the period covered by this report,…

Stressing the problems of American inner cities, this volume reviews major manpower problems in their urban setting, various Federal training and educational approaches to maximizing the use of manpower, and the directions that these programs may take during the 1970s. Chapter 1 reviews the general economic conditions of American cities.…

This is the fifth annual report of Employee Training in the Federal Service. The report contains five sections. Section I discusses developments in several major areas of interest during 1971, including the increased emphasis on improved training management, the continuation of executive development and upward mobility, and labor relations…

DURING THE PERIOD AUGUST 1962-MAY 1965, ABOUT 65,000 PERSONS RECEIVED TRAINING IN SERVICE AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS UNDER THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA). MOST PREPARED FOR SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS, ALTHOUGH MANY OTHERS RECEIVED TESTING, COUNSELING, LITERACY TRAINING, AND OTHER SERVICES THROUGH MULTI-OCCUPATIONAL PROJECTS. OVER HALF THE…