Mobilization for Youth (MFY) found that videotape had several advantages and uses in a manpower training program. These uses included skills training, interview training, instruction in safety practices, orientation to handling of costly materials, and job analysis. Administrators used it for training employees, for recording consultants' advice,…

A point of view is developed toward the "national manpower adjustment system," based on transition-making by individuals rather than on jobs or training per se. The system is defined in terms of five interacting subsystems which collectively change the relations between people and jobs. These subsystems are: (1) individuals, (2) educational…

A total of 108 women from low-income families who were underemployed and unemployed and who needed to develop marketable skills were selected for a 9-week training course offered by an agency which was established to upgrade the economic and social status of the household worker. The experimental program combined attitudinal training with training…

This report describes the Canadian labor force and economic climate, and the employment and manpower policies which comprise Canada's active manpower policy. Expanded programs for vocational and technical training are recommended, especially for unemployed youth. (BH)

The work of the United Nations Social Defence Research Institute in the area of manpower and training to develop policy and practice for crime prevention and treatment of offenders is described. A bibliography of 1,444 items is included. (NF)

This report discusses the identification of seven key problem areas concerning education and human resources, describes how three priority problem areas were selected, and presents brief discussions of all seven problem areas. The three priority problem areas cover the potential of educational technology, the economic aspects of education, and…

Training needs analysis, training program planning, pilot sessions and their evaluation, and follow through sessions on a continuing basis are examined, using an approach applicable to an outside or inside trainer. (LH)

Growth in the importance of training and development came as a result of its changing functions and its ability to meet the objectives of agencies and firms. At the same time, personnel departments have declined in importance because of their reactionary outlook towards staff functions. (EC)

The growing needs of individuals who did not finish high school and of other adults wish to make changes in their lives can best be met at the local level through education--work programs, or deferred educational and training opportunities, to be used when needed. (EC)

This article examines the low pass rate of 12th grade Jamaican students in the British advanced level examinations, and the effects this low pass rate has in a developing nation. (WI)

Describes a counselor training practicum in which the trainees spend two weeks in a Canada Manpower Centre. The program was successful for the trainees as well as for the centre. (Author/HMV)

A Maine state senator's 17-day tour of educational facilities in Poland and Romania gave him unexpected insights, especially in the relationship between education and work. (Editor/LBH)

Points out some of the more commonly overlooked opportunities that the collective bargaining relationship offers for attaining the organization's goals. (Author/MLF)

The author discusses how to compete for training contracts from the private sector. He lists strategic questions to ask, provides a suggested approach, and mentions potential barriers. (CH)

Criticizes the new technical schools in Great Britain as "yet another waste of the taxpayers' money." Argues that employers value general academic ability over specific vocational skills. Concludes that successive British governments have demonstrated economic illiteracy when applying the principles of economics to the education…