The purpose of the study was to examine generic instructor characteristics capable of predicting learning outcomes for application to the evaluation process of formalized trainers within U.S. Marine Corps vocational specialty courses. A survey instrument was created based on research findings from multiple training disciplines and educational…

Comments on familiar kinds of industrial trainer roles, attitudes, and practices which impair training effectiveness. (LY)

Paper read at a meeting of the North Midlands Branch of the Institution of Training Officers, March 3, 1969.

Discusses the concept of productivity improvement which must be studied before selecting an approach. Concepts include increasing efficiency without decreasing quality; using employees to redefine the job; and planning for long-term effort. (JOW)

Training professionals were surveyed concerning their knowledge of transfer of training research. Survey items were developed from an integrative literature review based on empirical findings of factors that directly or indirectly (through learning) influence training transfer. Survey results suggest that training professionals are in agreement…

The purpose of this study was to investigate Pakistani Workplace Learning and Performance (WLP) practitioners' perceptions of the importance of WLP competencies at the present time and in the next five years. The goals were to: (1) identify and characterize a profile of Pakistani WLP practitioners; (2) analyze perceptions of the current and future…

This paper forms part of an exploration of assessment on one part-time higher education (HE) course: an in-service, professional qualification for teachers and trainers in the learning and skills sector which is delivered on a franchise basis across a network of further education colleges in the north of England. This paper proposes that the…

This article reports findings from one aspect of a large scale research project funded by the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, to investigate the mobility, independence and life skills education available to children and young people with a visual impairment between 0 and 19 years of age in Northern Ireland (NI). Here the focus is on the…

Five areas which will affect training in the 1980's are: developments in technology and commercial and business practice, developments in education, social factors, institutional arrangements, and the political situation. Future trainers must reconcile conflicts between business and individual pressures, necessitating better understandings of…

Certification for exercise program instructors is a growing trend, but there are not consistent standards. The pros and cons of several certification programs are described. (DF)