How to identify limited objectives for 10-minute industrial programs. (Author)

Two important components of performance, selection and placement of personnel and the motivational environment created by an organization, influence what a trainer can reasonably expect to accomplish in a training program. The implications of these components for training program success are examined. (EC)

A set of guidelines for developing trainers into creators, planners, and controllers are presented. These guidelines are offered as a brief refresher to experienced trainers and as fundamentals for trainers new to their job. (Author/DS)

An 80-item checklist for developing a training program in small manufacturing plants is provided by the Small Business Administration to assist plant managers. (DS)

The increasing worldwide use of the metric system is leading the United States into abandoning the English system of measurement and undertaking the monumental task of converting to the metric system. Great Britain offers valuable training experience to the United States with their seven year lead into metrication. (DS)

The reason for the failure of a training program was the lack of a clear definition of the trainee's needs. The following goals were formulated for a new training program: regroup, identify needs, set objectives, general alternatives, evaluate alternatives, design and develop the program, and test the program. (EC)

The British Gas Corporation has formulated and refined the incident process of training into their own method, which they call developing case study. Sales trainees learn indoor and outdoor sales techniques for selling central heating through self-taught case studies. (DS)

This is the report of a workshop that was designed to examine the problems of training for probation officers in juvenile courts. The workshop was planned by the Children's Bureau and held from June 26 through June 30, 1960. Section I of the report discusses the purposes of the workshop, selection of the participants, and the workshop plan.…

The training needs of the cotton industry have fostered a movement within that industry to develop more trainers and improve management training. Since 1966, through seminars, training programs, grants programs and proper recruitment, 6,000 more qualified training instructors have been added to the industry. (DS)

The article reappraises initial sales training and presents a program emphasizing objectives, responsibility for training, program content, and teaching techniques. Formal Initial Responsive Sales Training System (FIRSTS) is the name of the program explored and evaluated. (Author/MW)

Workers' education in the Belgian trade union movement began in the twentieth century. The author recalls the founding and aims of various institutions which trained workers, describes the evolution of course programs up to the present time, and deals with the question of "time credit" and further training. (Author/BP)

Training needs analysis, training program planning, pilot sessions and their evaluation, and follow through sessions on a continuing basis are examined, using an approach applicable to an outside or inside trainer. (LH)

The document consists of three parts: (1) a report derived from the proceedings at the Atlanta Workshop for pupil personnel services; (2) a questionnaire designed to record reactions to pupil personnel services; and (3) a paper discussing the rationale for the workshop. The Atlanta Workshop report begins with implications for training, the…