An industrial trainer describes the benefits of membership in the National Society for Performance and Instruction (an organization with members from diverse professional backgrounds) which is concerned with human performance improvement. A brief history of the group and a discussion of future directions is included. (MS)

Based on papers and discussions at a national conference organized by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the University of Aston in Birmingham in July 1967, this book outlines the principles of modern industrial training, based on task and skill analysis, and looks at the part that new learning resources can play in implementing these…

IN THIS CLASSIFIED REGISTER OF CURRENT AND RECENTLY COMPLETED STUDIES OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING IN GREAT BRITAIN, INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS ARE ARRANGED BY THE ITEM NUMBER JUDGED MOST IMPORTANT, AND THE NUMBERS OF OTHER RELEVANT INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PROJECTS ARE INSERTED AT THE END OF EACH SECTION TO PROVIDE CROSS REFERENCES. DESCRIPTIONS INCLUDE THE TITLE…

IN ITS FIRST THREE YEARS, THE CENTRAL TRAINING COUNCIL HAS SET UP 18 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING BOARDS AND GUIDED THEM ON SUCH MATTERS AS TRAINER, MANAGEMENT, AND CLERICAL TRAINING. THE BOARDS ADMINISTER A GRANT AND LEVY SYSTEM TO DISTRIBUTE EQUITABLY THE COST OF TRAINING AND TO ENSURE THAT TRAINING IS ADEQUATE, RECOMMEND THE SYLLABUS AND TRAINING…

TO PROVIDE A BROAD REFERENCE SOURCE, FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF THE EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION, FOR THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING HUMAN RESOURCES IN ANY ORGANIZATION, THIS HANDBOOK INCLUDES MATERIALS FOR THE SOPHISTICATED MANAGER OF A LARGE TRAINING STAFF AS WELL AS THE FUNDAMENTALS OF TRAINING FOR THE BEGINNING OR PART-TIME TRAINER. THE LEVELS OF…