Widely held misconceptions about the dependability, availability, and ability of part-time manpower have prevented this reservoir of potential employees from realizing its full capabilities. These misconceptions are explored, the advantages to using part-time personnel are discussed, and a variety of possible schedule variations are described.…

Two models of the relationship between higher education and work are examined (market model and manpower planning model) in light of available data on student perceptions of education and careers, how they make career decisions, kinds of market information available to them and higher education personnel and how they use it. (JT)

Describes a program sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to help adoption of appropriate education in less developed countries. The core of the program requires that each nation plan ahead for its future manpower needs and work out with its neighbors some cooperative educational ventures. (GS)

Focusing on the British Government's reorganization of the colleges of education, where its powers over the future of institutions, student numbers and job opportunities have been utilized to the full, the author concludes that manpower planning in higher education has been profoundly undemocratic and perhaps not even beneficial. (JT)

The author questions whether emphasis on student needs for immediate employment is at the expense of the quality of education given them and points up the role of trustees in helping administrators and faculty divorce society's manpower needs from the needs of students to achieve excellence. (Editor/JT)

Male and female executives were examined in terms of managerial style, perceived training needs, major job functions, and behavioral characteristics in three pilot programs focusing on management training for women. Held at the University of Maine, Orono, the programs adapted existing management education materials to female roles and viewpoints.…

The Government, unions, and employers in Alaska are walking a thin line between training enough pipeline workers to meet current demands, and training too many for jobs that may not exist four or five years from now. The article surveys training programs which stress job opportunities for the State's natives. (Author/AJ)

The training adviser's role is changing from trainer to problem analyst. Some of the problems being dealt with include: (1) the school to industry transition, (2) new training methods for the 16 to 18 year old entry worker, (3) foreign language training, (4) safety programs, and (5) tire-fitter training. (MW)

The article describes the organization and its activities in the areas of research, information and technical cooperation, and the promotion of social justice and peace. The granting of fellowships and the development of job training systems are aspects of the organization's technical assistance program discussed. (MW)

This document examines recent developments in strategic planning for employment, identifies key elements of strategic plans, examines issues to be addressed in implementing such plans, examines New Jersey's state plan in detail, and provides short sketches of the strategic plans for employment in six other states. Following an executive summary,…

This document reports a study designed to identify the factors that facilitate or impede training in South Africa, based on data collected in interviews and by a questionnaire mailed to 4,500 employers (from whom 659 usable responses were received). The study was conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council/National Training Board (HSRC/NIB).…

A number of factors have led to the crisis of work force unpreparedness that the United States now faces, including revolutionary changes that mean businesses now succeed on the qualities of their human rather than material resources. Jobs are demanding better reading, writing, and reasoning skills, and mental agility has replaced manual dexterity…

This document contains five case studies of plants within large enterprises in the automobile industry (Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen, Renault, and Volvo), plus reports of each company's views on human resource development, new technology, and changes in work organization and skill formation. The document is composed of five narrative sections,…

This report on vocational training in Portugal contains 8 chapters, a 26-item bibliography, and 2 appendices. Chapter 1 describes the geography, political system, population, and employment situation of Portugal. Chapter 2 describes the economic framework of Portugal. Chapter 3 describes the education system, the apprenticeship system, other…

As early as elementary school, a Japanese child faces a sequence of narrowing choices for an occupational future. Through decisions on further schooling, curriculum, and job entry, earlier choices severely restrict later ones. Usually, men go to four-year universities to study engineering or social sciences. Women generally attend two-year…