This manual is one of a series of training manuals prepared for enlisted personnel in the Navy and Naval Reserve who are studying for advancement according to the Aviation Structural Mechanic E (AME) rating. The text is based on the professional qualifications for the rates AME3 and AME2. Contents include a 10-chapter text and a reading list…

This report contains the proceedings of a seminar conducted by the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Manpower of the National Science Board. The major topic of the seminar was the scientific and technical manpower projections of supply and demand, since such projections can serve as a major tool in effecting policy decisions. Six major papers were…

Industrial arts education, uniquely able to give overall and affirmative knowledge of industrial living, should begin for both males and females at the elementary level, to discourage occupational sextyping early, and continue through all educational levels, with results of greater economic security for women and more satisfying economic…

Reflects one aspect of the Technical Education Division's (at the annual vocational convention) professional commitment--namely, working more closely with and gaining the support of the public. Technical educators are urged to ready themselves to fill coming manpower needs, particularly in five areas: health services, technical and scientific…

The criteria identified may be applied in determining the training requirements for both the complete job and the individual tasks within the job. This study concluded that a combination of types of training can best satisfy the needs of the initial and continuing requirements. (HD)

Changes in the labor force include higher labor force participation rate for female college graduates, especially Black women; a majority of workers in managerial occupations are college graduates; advanced degrees are required more and more for professional status; more women are in nontraditional occupations; and there are high proportions of…

Describes a speech communication course designed to develop communication skills of people in technical fields. Reports the result of a survey of student perceptions of the course after they had completed the course and entered the work force. (PD)

The mathematical needs of students entering technical occupations after secondary school are discussed. Forty-four competencies are listed. Nine questions which need further consideration are proposed; these are related to such topics as declining competence, selection tests, and the impact of calculators. (SD)

Suggests that it is not the technical abilities of the better educated person or the skills required on the job which accounts for the matching of better educated people with the more desirable jobs. Social control is the primary objective of those who dispense privilege and who do so on the basis of educational attainment. (Author/AM)

Focuses on labor problems in Japan, including job-hopping, labor shortages, small businesses, working women, unemployment, white collar workers, and conflict between male and female employees. (SK)

Describes the reasons for science, mathematical, and technological illiteracy, which include the current focus on stressing basic skills, and teacher shortages. Solutions listed include elementary-secondary school curricula that emphasize technical areas, increasing faculty science and engineering salaries, and incentives for drawing students into…

New Medicare regulations will soon mandate upgrading of laboratory technicians' knowledge and skills; a Colorado demonstration project responded successfully to the needs of small-town and rural technicians with a creative approach (now being bought and used by others) and circuit-flying instructors. (AJ)

Describes techniques developed to improve the perceptual skills of maintenance technicians who align shafts on rotating equipment. A 3-D practice environment composed of animated mechanical components and tools was enhanced with 3-D VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) scenes. (Author/AEF)

Suggests that, although technical skills are important, soft skills still make a critical difference in hiring in high-tech fields. Defines soft skills as the ability to think critically, work in teams, share ideas, and perform other non-technological tasks. Describes a study that found that employers still see a four-year college degree as the…