Part-time workers, who are primarily female, are not well served by staff development and training models that reflect values and assumptions of traditional working patterns. Part-timers face such training barriers as management attitudes, lack of time and resources, and inflexibility. (SK)

Considering the conflicting values of vocational education and training (VET) stakeholders, value positions are relativist compared to the objectivity of ethical theories. Positing an interdependent conception of the self, an ethical position based on equal consideration of interests is preferred as the ethical basis of VET policy and practice.…

Experience in Europe shows that success in work-experience programs requires these key strategies: (1) emphasis on integration; (2) development of training requirements; (3) fine tuning of educational supply with industry demand; (4) local problem-solving procedures; and (5) recognition of the responsibilities of both education and industry. (SK)

Explicates some paradoxes related to teleworking, information technology, and the use of the Internet. Makes recommendations for vocational education and training that resulted from European pilot projects on Internet training. (SK)

A study of production workers, supervisors, and peer trainers in three manufacturing companies found that most workers were trained by peers; neither peer trainers nor supervisors received trainer training; training was wholly outside the oversight of training/personnel departments. Training practices evolved from experience rather than from…

Focuses on the use of skill competency lists in occupational programs and the credentialing of skill proficiencies. Data from two National Center for Education Statistics surveys show that most secondary schools with one or more of the relevant occupational programs had developed or adopted skill competency lists for their programs. (Author/SLD)

Reviews survey and other data on workforce skill needs and literacy levels of current and future workers. Concludes that technical educators should cooperate with employers in developing a more literate workforce. (SK)

Employers who have used natural supports in providing accommodations to supported employees were interviewed to determine their perceptions regarding the accommodation process. Results indicate that employers did not provide natural supports to supported employees beyond those offered to other employees; additional supports changed work…

Operation Heracles sought to promote the social and occupational advancement of workers with disabilities in sheltered workshops and occupational therapy centers in the Lower Rhine region. Preparation of workers for mainstream workplaces involved skills reviews, retraining, placement, and follow-up, with family participation. (SK)

Reprints an article originally published in 1923. Discusses fundamental criteria of the coordination of the junior and senior high school curricula. Notes that of the four aims of secondary education, the only one not shared by both junior and senior high schools is that of occupational training, which is the obligation of the senior high school.…

Observed the work at 16 automobile manufacturing sites to study the level and content of mathematics required of workers. identified the mathematical demands of various aspects of production. Results raise questions about how well schools prepare students for the "global competitive workplace." (SLD)

A survey of 180 sales representatives who attended targeted training and 50 supervisors found that trainees who reported very high on-job use of training perceived significantly higher alignment of training with strategic organizational directions. They also reported significantly more support for the use of training outcomes on the job. (Contains…

A profile of small businesses in the Irish hotel industry shows that all claim to believe in human resource development but few practice it. Small hotels favor informal, specific job training focused on solution of immediate problems rather than long-term development. (Contains 119 references.) (SK)

Discusses issues that rehabilitation counselors must confront when responding to employment issues in the workplace. Counselors are adapting traditional practice methods to 21st century demands. Impetus for developing new strategies is growing, increasing the importance of professional development and research. Challenges to counselors include…

The specificity and generality of employer-provided training were analyzed using data from employers (Employer Opportunity Pilot Project) and workers (National Longitudinal Survey of Youth). Both groups indicated that most skills learned in training are not employer specific but are useful elsewhere. (SK)