Three workshops designed for bus drivers focused on understanding what troubles drivers, improving communications and problem management, and including faculty, administrators, and coaches in a discussion of driver problems. (Author/IRT)

Describes a training workshop for women, designed to provide them with additional information needed to move ahead in their jobs and to help them gain a heightened sense of self-confidence and self-worth. (WL)

Counseling mothers of small children in effective growth monitoring and promotion is both an art and a science. Virtually all primary health care programs contain a Growth Monitoring and Promotion component (GMP). It is vital that supervisors and community health workers of GMP programs have a clear understanding of why communication skills are…

Presents the results of a survey of 59 depositories in Texas to determine the methods used for training staff members to use federal government CD-ROMs. The most common method of formal training was a workshop or conference; informal training methods were most commonly self-instruction and one-on-one instruction. Eight tables depict results; the…

This document contains a three-hour course on labor force and training considerations in the construction industry, especially as they relate to the pipe trades. The course is divided into eight major sections that cover the following topics: demographics; technological changes; the nation's labor force in general; the construction industry;…

This report describes activities of the program TRAILS (Training and Assistance for Indian Library Services), funded from September 1985 to January 1987 by Title II, Part B of the Higher Education Act, to provide training, guidance, and direction to 506 American Indian tribes and Alaskan Native communities for improvement of public library and…

This manual is designed to provide a model for training college professors and instructors who are responsible for preparing educators and business professionals for occupations that place them in contact with young gays and lesbians. Eleven of the manual's 13 sections contain an extensive menu of practical activities, including structured…

The impact of the transition to training packages (TPs) on institutionally based training in Australia was examined. Information was gathered from 14 case studies of registered trade organizations (RTOs) delivering qualifications to institutionally based students in TPs in the following areas: administration, beauty therapy, community services,…