A method of training used by the Applied Physics Laboratory of John Hopkins University to upgrade the skills of mail clerks to enable them to fill clerk typist positions is recounted and its adaptability pointed out. (AJ)

A description is offered of the far-flung operations of the world's largest private training system operating vocational and technical programs on an international scale; currently, 70,000 students are enrolled in 800 ORT institutions in 23 countries. (AJ)

The Vermont Employment Service has developed a Federally funded program of subsidized public service jobs leading to regular non-subsidized employment, frequently by absorption into employers' regular work forces. (BP)

Article considered six developments in the Thai educational system that represented the directions which the educational system is taking and helped to form a distinct image of Thai education. (Author/RK)

Article investigated educational needs in Hawaii and how their fulfillment will affect various individual demands for greater social roles. (RK)

Describes the history, organization and programs of the Community College of the Air Force at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. The purpose is to provide two year accredited programs designed to develop an airman into a master of his or her trade while broadening the student through general education courses. (BR)

The article discusses the MWEP (Minority Women's Employment Program) funded by the Manpower Administration and designed to place underutilized college-educated minority women in managerial, professional, and technical jobs for which they qualify. The program is the first major attempt to apply outreach techniques to persons seeking white-collar…

The taxonomic distance from an "ideal country" is used as a composite index of relative development levels of 50 countries; measuring economic, mass media, and high-level manpower potentials, and showing acceleration of rate of increases, and underlying shifts in rank positions in years 1955, 1960, and 1965. (Author/ND)

The final report delineates activities of the Project on Cooperative Manpower Planning in Special Education at the University of Missouri, a special project to provide external training assistance to state education agencies and institutions of higher education in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five territories. Various activities…

This report reviews selected issues related to minority health manpower with a specific focus on mental health, alcohol, and drug abuse programs. Particular attention is given to the public policy that separates treatment for mental health from that of physical health. Reference is made to the confusion that exists in a dual system of health care…

THE EDUCATION OF TEACHERS IN THE METHODS AND TECHNIQUES OF EFFECTIVE GROUP MEMBERSHIP WAS THE FOCAL POINT OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT. EVALUATION STUDIES WERE ACCOMPLISHED USING LABORATORY TRAINING EXPERIMENTS IN THE AREA OF HUMAN RELATIONS. SOME 60 TEACHERS PARTICIPATED, DIVIDED INTO AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP FOR LABORATORY WORKSHOPS AND A CONTROL GROUP.…

THE COUNCIL NEGOTIATED SEVERAL ON-THE-JOB TRAINING SUBCONTRACTS FOR PLACEMENTS, INITIATED 4 COUPLED ON-THE-JOB TRAINING-VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, ACQUIRED ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO ENLARGE BOTH PROJECTS, AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CONTROVERSY OVER THE TRAINING OF BRICKLAYERS UNDER A MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT TRAINING ACT-APPROVED PROGRAM. REPRODUCTIONS OF…

THE MAJOR PART OF THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ADDRESS GIVEN BEFORE A MANPOWER ADMINISTRATION SEMINAR BY EDWARD T. HALL. ENTITLED "THE MANPOWER POTENTIAL IN OUR ETHNIC GROUPS," THE TALK OFFERS AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE DIFFERENCES IN TALENTS AND SKILLS AMONG VARIOUS ETHNIC MINORITIES IN THE U.S. IT IS POINTED OUT THAT ESKIMOS AND SOME AMERICAN…

This document reports the results of a workshop held to assess the impact of federal programs and legislation on manpower planning for scientists and engineers. Included are presentations relating to manpower utilization and planning via federal government agencies and professional societies for scientists and engineers. It was concluded that the…

This report contains information to assist organizations and personnel responsible for the quality and quantity of operators available for water quality control efforts. The text discusses in detail the current developments in operator instructional programs. Each of the seven sections of this report deals with a specific aspect of manpower…