Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to highlight the contradictions in the current maritime education and training system (MET), which is based on competency-based education, training and assessment, and to theorize the failure to make the training useful. Design/methodology/approach: A case study of education and training in the international…

The Air Force dental laboratory technology manual is designed as a basic training text as well as a reference source for dental laboratory technicians, a specialty occupation concerned with the design, fabrication, and repair of dental prostheses. Numerous instructive diagrams and photographs are included throughout the manual. The comprehensive…

Describes the programs and services offered by Goodwill Industries of America. Vocational rehabilitation at Goodwill includes a range of training and employment services designed to move disabled people to more competitive employment in the community. (JOW)

Customized, industry-specific training is a growing need in business and industry and an important opportunity for vocational educators. (SK)

In these comments on the reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor, Jobs for the Future (JFF) addresses the following issues with WIA: (1) Goal and purpose: JFF advocates for a more explicit commitment to advancement to family-sustaining wages; (2) Mix of services: JFF proposes revisions that…

Extolling the virtues of job training and business education. (RA)

Advocates the use of television as an efficient and effective method of meeting the communications needs of business and industry. (AA)

A sandwich" course for the training of private secretaries involving 30 weeks in college and 30 weeks in the office (alternating weekly) is outlined and its firts year of operation reviewed. (DM)

Discusses the various organizational factors which affect the accountability of training efforts. (Editor/AN)

A training supervisor examines and rejects some of the reasons for not using television in training programs. (AK)

Guidelines on incorporating outside training into a management training program. Two references and a checklist are included. (LY)

A successful program for beginner employees at Chicago's Harris Bank. (EB)

More and more companies are contracting their inhouse training programs out to organizations skilled in training the disadvantaged. The Education and Training Group of the Singer Company is one of more than 100 organizations offering such services. (NL)

The work of the 14,000 air traffic controllers can be both challenging and nerve-racking. Concentration, steady nerves, and a clear voice are required to remember the routing and identification of the maze of aircraft and to instruct each of them accurately. Controllers must have a high school diploma and three years work experience or a college…