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Fey, Carol L. – Training and Development Journal, 1981
Because of increased training needs, caused by complex products and employee turnover, Honeywell provides trainers with training packages which facilitate more effective teaching of new production workers. (JOW)
Descriptors: Industrial Training, Instructional Materials, Job Skills, Learning Modules
Alexander, Steve – Online Learning, 2002
Discusses the drop-out rate from online courses in corporate training programs. Topics include better measures of electronic learning success and return on investment (ROI); a modular approach; course completion needed for certification requirements; and focusing on job performance improvement that results from electronic courses. (LRW)
Descriptors: Certification, Corporate Education, Dropout Rate, Industrial Training
Download full textHunter, John – 2001
The theory of scientific management was established as a way to increase workers' productivity. The following are among the key principles underpinning scientific management: task simplification and division of labor boost productivity; management must control the planning of work down to its minutiae; and remuneration should be based on output.…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Competence, Competency Based Education, Educational Principles
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Carlsbad, NM. – 1996
This learning module, which is part of a management and supervisor training program for managers and supervisors employed at the Department of Energy's Waste Isolation Division, is designed to help trainees understand basic plant and industry waste management activities and issues. The following topics are covered in the module's individual…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Case Studies, Coordination
Jacobs, Ronald L. – 2003
This book presents detailed guidelines for conducting structured on-the-job training (S-OJT), which is training based on the premise that OJT can be structured and planned so as to produce more predictable and reliable training outcomes. Together, the book's 15 chapters systematically examine the topics of meeting the demand for employee…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Definitions, Delivery Systems
Sanguinetti, Jill – 2000
The effects of the inclusion of literacy and numeracy competencies within Australia's food processing industry training package were examined in two case studies of training at two food processing facilities in Victoria. The first case study involved a large pasta factory that had approximately 270 employees and a contract with a registered…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy
Kelly, Ann; Searle, Jean – 2000
The effects of the inclusion of literacy and numeracy competencies within Australia's civil construction industry training package were examined in a case study in Queensland. Data were collected through the following activities: interviews with trainers, workplace teachers, and workers; observations of training at an on-site training session on…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy
