Article attempts to show that the relationship between testing and the rest of the training function is a dynamic one. (Author/MM)

The consultant's concern is to increase an organization's capacity to initiate and manage change through an integrated approach to the company's social, economic, technical, and organizational systems, and to improve the performance and value of its human resources, using measurable criteria whenever possible. (Author/JB)

Occupational inservice education should be part of the teacher's regular workload. (Editor/SB)

Examines the many benefits to be gained from in-company training courses, which the training manager should consider carefully before deciding to send staff away to external courses. (Editor)

Examines the use of television in industrial training and discusses the components necessary for a television system. (SB)

The author has sketched briefly the major issues that were in dispute, their historical development, and the method of their resolution in the Job Training Partnership Act. (SSH)

The winners of the Department of Education's Awards for Outstanding Vocational Education Programs are profiled. Eligible programs are either secondary or postsecondary, and address the areas of economic development, youth employment, equal access for women and minorities, and energy conservation. (SK)

Introduces performance technology as a field of application for training professionals. The term "performance technology" is defined and explained, the epistemological foundations of performance technology are outlined, the relevance of performance technology to training and human development is described, and myths about performance…

Describes an innovative three-year apprenticeship training program in metal cutting tool operation which combines a certification program from the company with an associate in arts degree in applied technology (industrial engineering) from a community college. The combination of hands-on training with theoretical training is explained. (CT)

Argues that corporation trainers need to capitalize upon technological innovations to create more efficient and effective training programs, compares training alternatives, and provides models for determining costs for students, instructors, facilities, administration, and instructional development, as well as the total corporate training cost.…

Describes a project at Honeywell Information Systems that uses Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) to train employees to make more effective use of computers. Notes that industry is leading the way in Data Processing (DP) training and may be evolving solutions to public education's shortage of DP training resources. (MP)

Demonstrates the importance of the speech communication discipline in corporate advocacy or issue management. Characterizes an emerging field that reflects an ancient tradition of issue analysis; shows how effective advocates are trained through speech communication curricula; and suggests additional areas of help in educating effective issue…

Presents a framework from which recommendations can be made for the orchestration of vocational education with industrial training. Principles and practices of industry training are outlined which in many cases are radically different from those of vocational education schools programs. (HD)

A two-page interview on ethics conducted with an industrial training specialist with a Ph.D. in philosophy and theology. Discussed are the meaning of ethics, advice to executives considering intervention efforts to improve ethical behavior, and the essential intervention steps of establishing policy and communicating standards. (LAS)