Reports on the expanded role of telecommunications in education, especially the computer networks that are developing on college campuses such as University of Minnesota and Carnegie-Mellon University. Discusses how the growing importance of telecommunications will affect policy in the management of higher education. (PD)

Rapid technological change is inevitable, and employees must develop some means of coping with such change. Two means of coping are suggested: an extension of industrial democracy, and an entirely new initiative to extend education to the place of work. (CT)

Because of increased training needs, caused by complex products and employee turnover, Honeywell provides trainers with training packages which facilitate more effective teaching of new production workers. (JOW)

The text is presented of a statement made by the Honorable Harry C. Parrott, Minister of Colleges and Universities, to the Ontario legislature, concerning the background to the formation of, and the potential functions of an advisory body, the Industrial Training Council. (SA)

Discussion of assessing training effects on corporate outcomes focuses on a study that examined the effects of trainee characteristics on training effectiveness in terms of job performance improvement. Investigates reasons for leaving and high turnover of company personnel. (Author/LRW)

The author reports on a survey of 64 human resources managers. Forty-eight percent of the respondents indicated that their organizations had some type of retraining program. Topics covered include (1) retraining topics, (2) employee types, (3) program content, (4) trainee scheduling, (5) completion rates, (6) payment, and (7) program success. (CH)

In the factory of the future, emphasis on quality and increased productivity creates a competitive advantage. People and computers work together in all major activities. Training is a major factor in creating that competitive advantage. (JOW)

Describes the Quality Improvement Program developed by Florida Power and Light's Nuclear Training organization that was awarded the Deming Application Prize for quality control. Training quality, team activities, training's role in business planning, customer involvement and evaluation, and continuous improvement of training are discussed. (LRW)

Discussion of human performance technology (HPT) interventions focuses on requests for solutions to problems that involve conflict between the FEFM ("Fix 'em for me") Virus and the WIIFM ("What's in it for me?") Requirement. Building a relationship of mutual trust and confidence with the client and demonstrating responsiveness…

A series of surveys in the last 30 years shows little application of Kirkpatrick's 4-level model for training evaluation (reaction, learning, application, benefit) beyond level 1, a finding confirmed in recent responses from 72 of 620 companies surveyed. A mirror of the model, working from level four to one and back, might be more widely adopted.…

After a 16-hour industry training program, 90 participating supervisors ranked preferred topics and delivery methods. Methods were consistent with those in Dale's Cone of Experience. Most preferred were large group discussion, small group discussion, and illustrated talk. (SK)

Discussion of human performance technology and a shift from emphasizing training to emphasizing performance focuses on a review of articles from "Performance Improvement". Results show most articles were focused on processes and particular interventions in business and industry and did not include evaluation that addressed added societal…

Discusses the need for training in manufacturing and high-tech industries to keep up with the rapid changes taking place in operating technologies. Topics include the six standards of training evaluation; employee satisfaction; learning how to learn; quality improvement; front-end analysis; justifications for implementing retraining; and trainee…

Outlines a procedure which training professionals and business managers can use to assess the effectiveness of their corporate evaluation studies. Meta-evaluation is explained; and phases in the training evaluation process, including plan, develop, obtain, analyze, and report, are described based on experiences at Motorola. (Contains two…

Describes the Global Perspective Program of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) which addresses the problem of preparing engineers for global careers through a project program. Discusses developing the project programs in Asia, working with Bangkok's recycling needs, and chemical process safety in Taiwan. (JRH)