Describes the benefits, design procedures, costs, and effectiveness of a computer-based training program to provide distance learning for the employees of British Gas. (SK)

The purpose of the paper is to discuss self-concept implications of the Lynch cognitive model for industrial trainees and trainers. What individual trainees learn is in part a result of the focus pertinent at various stages of self-concept development. (JOW)

Reports results from a survey of 421 two-year postsecondary educational institutions concerning their involvement in state or regional economic development. Questions focused on organizing, promotion, mission statements, policies, personnel, activities, linkages, and acceptance. Tables report specific results for many questions. (CH)

The authors describe how industrial education teachers can become competent industrial trainers by adding one important skill they may lack--performing training needs assessments. They present a case study of a needs assessment and discuss successes and shortcomings of the assessment performed by their students. (CH)

Discusses various elements of effectiveness in industrial training: the favorable image surrounding training, ease with which employees can enroll for courses, training as a tool of personal development, the evolution of training departments into professional staff units, and budgets. The efforts of training department management are also…

The author defines the term "corporate college" and describes the concerns and characteristics of a typical corporate institution. He discusses why organizations support corporate colleges and presents future trends for these schools. (CH)

Identifies and discusses knowledge and skills needed by professional performance improvements experts including the knowledge to describe human performance in terms with reasonably precise meanings; ability to distinguish trainable from untrainable performances; and knowledge of learning outcomes and the key conditions for their training. (MBR)

Presents a checklist used to evaluate new, extensively revised, or vendor courses at the American Telephone and Telegraph Communications Center for Systems Education. The checklist is completed by both a subject matter expert taking the course as a student, and an instructional technologist familiar with systematic course development. (MBR)

The author presents a sampling of some companies with preretirement or retirement preparation programs; lists some basic areas of concern for a company's preretirement program; suggests strategies for presenting retirement information; and offers a list of organizations to contact for more information about retirement and preretirement. (CT)

This article examines how proprietary schools can better meet the needs of business and industry and what the future holds for industrial training. Various types of partnerships are also covered. (CT)

A simple approach to cost-benefit analysis of industrial training is presented that uses easily obtainable data. Results regarding the social rate of return to company training suggest a shift of resources from individuals to companies. Comparisons between returns to company training and to institutional training are also presented. (MD)

Discusses a career alternative for speech communication students, one that relies on the traditional role of teaching but is centered in business and industry. (PD)

An exploratory investigation into training and learning in small businesses in Australia was conducted to identify issues surrounding training and learning and issues relating to the research methodology. Data were collected from a review of the literature, case studies of six small enterprises, and a review of two case studies conducted…

Discusses the purposes and benefits of sandwich courses, which are now an established feature of the British system of higher education. These courses provide students with a period of industrial experience sandwiched between academic periods in college. (JR)

Future developments in industrial training are considered in a paper presented by a regional training officer of the Engineering Industry Training Board. (MS)