Raher than bemoan the lack of leadership potential among younger employees, McDonnell Douglas Corporation has embarked on a comprehensive strategy of on-the-job development for staff members at all levels of the organization. Three types of rotational training are being used to address corporate, functional, and intracompany needs. (Author)

Discusses a broad spectrum of role expectations and negative assumptions thrust upon the communications consultant hired to teach business communication to adult employees of companies. Suggests useful tactics to deal with these behaviors. (SR)

Discusses government training programs in Canada and how they might be improved; the need for a more comprehensive training strategy; and apprenticeship and on-the-job training programs. (JOW)

The myth of the workerless factory has exploded and industry and education are teaming up to turn out more and better metalworkers. (JOW)

Profiles Finnish government employees--10 percent of the Finnish labor force. Describes preservice and inservice training and the effect of such trends as use of technology, transfer of activity from the private to the public sector, and European unification. (SK)

Studied reasons for nonparticipation in continuing education to determine whether women in traditionally female professions faced specific deterrents. Analysis of responses from a random sample of 909 nurses (of 2,063 surveyed) found five clusters of reasons: low priority for work-related education, absence of external incentives, incidental…

The author discusses the establishment and objectives of private industry councils (PICs). Such topics as local decision making, private sector representation, on-site evaluations, and summer jobs programs are covered. Emphasis is on the Atlanta, Georgia PIC. (CH)

Reviews the status of federal initiatives to reform the U.S. employment and training system (one-stop career centers, skill standards, School-to-Work Opportunities Act). Notes uncertainties regarding the effect the new Congress will have on attempts to improve the system. (SK)

Describes a centralized and standardized training program developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to train newly hired claims examiners. Topics addressed include site selection; technology used in training; curricula development; training the trainers; and trainee reactions. (LRW)

Interviews with 85 of 163 trainees and 28 of 47 trainers in a British Employment Training program showed that, despite high participation rates, ethnic minorities had lower achievement of National Vocational Qualifications and lower employment rates. Despite the positive experience of new skill acquisition, such programs reinforce the experience…

The German apprenticeship system results in a high proportion of skilled personnel and, therefore, is a major factor in Germany's productivity achievement and competitiveness. It also provides a smooth transition from school to work, low unemployment, and integration of school leavers into the apprenticeship system. (JOW)

Describes a South African project to develop an on-the-job training program combining education with productive, income-generating work in inner-city Johannesburg. Discusses partnerships, recruitment, and evaluation. (SK)

In addition to regular training, workers learn from and during work itself. Organizational change affects the learning potential of jobs. The challenge consists in integrating personal development and organizational development. (SK)

The Polytechnic Education System, part of Indonesia's higher education system, focuses on five areas of human resource development: apprenticeship, cooperative training for third parties, on/off campus direct training for companies, inhouse training for companies, and training of trainers. (SK)

In the globalized world economy three types of jobs are emerging: routine production, in-person service, and symbolic analysis. In Australia, routine production is still the largest category, females outnumber males in service, and only one in five are symbolic analysts, predominantly male. Vocational education and training must change focus and…