The problems of meeting diverse needs, keeping training relevant, maintaining quality, minimizing administrative loads of course leaders, and keeping costs reasonable are discussed in this article dealing with the General Electric (GE) formen/supervisor program (FSP). Evaluation criteria for FSP course leaders and instructional modules are…

In a paper presented at the BACIE (British Association for Commercial and Industrial Education) national conference, the Training Services Agency director of planning and intelligence considers the agency's three major responsibilities: corrdinating the statutory industrial training boards, promoting training in other sectors, and administering…

The Manpower Services Commission chairman concludes the BACIE (British Association for Commercial and Industrial Education) national conference with comments on the effect of the Commission's establishment on other agencies, the need for a broad view of manpower and labor market issues, and an explanation of how the bureaucracy can function. (AG)

An interview with Frederick E. Fisher, vice president, National Training and Development Service for State and Local Government (NTDS), is presented. (SC)

The authors examine 10 existing, overlooked reservoirs of well-qualified minority and female talent which they believe should be integrated in whatever way and as soon as possible into the entire hierarchy in the same proportion as these groups appear in the labor force. (Author)

Changes in the distribution of job skills in the U.S. economy between 1960 and 1976 are examined in this document. The research assesses the effects of changes both in the distribution of employment among different occupations and in the skill requirements of individual occupations. Estimates of the latter component are based on two editions of…

THERE IS A WIDENING AVAILABILITY OF GOOD EDUCATION, WHILE THE SELF-MADE MAN IS BECOMING RARER. TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN ALL PRODUCTION REQUIRES MEN OF SPECIAL SKILLS AND HIGH EDUCATION, UNSKILLED LABOR IS NOW IN LOW DEMAND. TO AID THE UNEMPLOYED, MOBILIZATION OF THEIR PRODUCTIVE POWER AND FULFILLMENT OF THEIR NEEDS MUST BE PERFORMED AT THE SAME…

AN EXTENSION OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE FACTORS RELATED TO TRAINEE DROPOUTS IN MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA) PROGRAMS WAS ATTEMPTED. THE FACTORS RELATED TO SUCCESS OF MDTA PROGRAMS WERE COMPUTED FOR ORGANIZATIONAL AND PROCEDURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRAINEES. BOTH RETENTION AND PLACEMENT SHOW SIGNIFICANT CORRELATION WITH CHARACTERISTICS…

THE THREE MAJOR FOCUSES OF MANPOWER POLICY AND PROGRAMS IN 1967 WERE ON THE CONCENTRATION AND UNIFICATION OF MANPOWER FORCES TO HELP THE NATION'S MOST DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE ACHIEVE EMPLOYABILITY AND DECENTLY PAID JOBS, ON GREATLY INCREASED EFFORTS TO INVOLVE PRIVATE INDUSTRY IN THE TRAINING AND JOB ADJUSTMENT OF THE HARD-CORE UNEMPLOYED, AND ON NEW…

This Training Program was developed to prepare approximately 50 individuals to serve as discussion leaders in future training programs dealing with the Principles and Standards of the Water Resources Council. The evaluation report is organized into three sections: (1) Context - emphasizing such information as program development, participant and…

The Committee for Study of Environmental Manpower (CSEM), responsible for this report, was appointed by the Commission on Human Resources to review the literature in the field of environmental manpower and to make recommendations. The Committee involved experts from government, industry, environmental organizations, and the general public. In this…

What is the productivity among institutions of higher learning in the District of Columbia? What programs can possibly be expanded or established to optimize the impact of Federal City College on the residents of D.C.? The approach used aims at taking into account the complex factors related to planning educational services that will be…