A course in binary mathematics was used to test the viability of programmed instruction for instructing apprentices in small companies. (LY)

A ten-step method for effective use of television in training. (Author)

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the need for, and development of, further education and practical training for recruits into industry. Design/methodology/approach: The paper discusses how, at the time of writing, many firms were developing and operating training schemes for industrial personnel. Firms benefit themselves from…

Corporate universities have emerged as a mechanism for providing companies with a wide variety of training and development activities. They are a recent but under-researched phenomenon, and given their substantial budgets, it might be expected that they would wish to evaluate what they do. The authors explore the evaluation practices of six…

Several speakers from Britain's Post Office discuss different training procedures and programs for postal employees. (AK)

Article discusses a training program that incorporates two methods of developing social skills in the catering industry. (Author/GB)

Outlines some of the fundamental concepts of skilled behavior and describes a practical approach to the analysis of nonrepetitive tasks. Four figures. (LY)

Discusses the rationale for the Industrial Training Boards and the levy-grant system of financing training in Great Britain, and the inadequacies that have become evident. (MF)

A brief review of five different approaches to continuing education programs for employees. (AA)

The training manager of the Aero Engine Division of Rolls Royce Limited describes his graduate level program for retaining and developing mechanical engineers, mathematicians, scientists, and other college graduates. Three diagrams. (LY)