Examines the use of a performance support system (PSS) to enhance user performance on an operational system. Highlights include background information that describes the stimulus for PSS development; discussion of the major PSS components and the technology they require; and discussion of the design of a PSS for a complex database system.…

Comparison of Britain's Training and Enterprise Councils/Local Enterprise Companies with the United States' Private Industry Councils (PICs) shows common problems: inadequate financing, labor market fragmentation, staff turnover, and lack of national strategy. PICs have a clearer mission and greater success in developing partnerships with local…

Three Australian studies identified attributes of workplaces as learning environments: authentic activities, experts, other workers, and task engagement. Limitations of workplace learning included inappropriate knowledge, lack of access to activities, expert reluctance, absence of expertise, opaque knowledge, and problems with instructional media.…

According to data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1986-1990, length of training did not affect wages; company training, seminars outside of work, and vocational schools were associated with higher wages. Apprenticeships, business schools, and correspondence courses had no apparent impact on wage levels or change in wages over the…

Soon there will be national occupational standards of competence for managers of outdoor education and recreation centers in the United Kingdom. Charlotte Mason Management Services has mounted a competence-based residential course for outdoor and environmental center managers. Fewer than half the participating managers have had any previous…

This article describes a picture/symbol form for use by students with moderate and severe mental retardation to record their performance at community-based instructional sites. The form was used in a hotel to teach 13 housekeeping tasks to 120 students. The student records completion and level of independence (self, group instruction, or aided by…

Since 1990, all states must implement a Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program (JOBS) for welfare recipients. The 1986 aggregated data indicate a job-placement rate of 60 percent. Estimates of unemployment suggest that JOBS participants would face stiff competition for employment, particularly in the South and nonmetro states. (SV)

Labor market planning techniques must take into account the dynamic nature of economies. A better approach than labor needs forecasting is use of labor market signals developed by monitoring wage and employment changes and evaluating training programs. (SK)

Kentucky employers (249 of 800 surveyed) identified adaptability, teamwork, communication, and problem solving as entry-level and advancement skills. Over 50 percent did no preemployment testing. Responses indicated areas needing change: training focused on workplace basics, accessible training delivery, and preemployment assessment services. (SK)

Although in most developing countries, major vocational training programs are financed from general government revenues, earmarked payroll taxes are becoming increasingly popular. This paper summarizes international experience with these payroll taxes, distinguishing between the more traditional revenue-raising schemes of the Latin American model…

Focuses on the principle of the Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Code of Professional Ethics that deals with delegating tasks only to qualified personnel who have training or can demonstrate competency in performing the task. A problem illustrating the need for the principle and a discussion of its application are…

Argues that trainers who develop and teach in-house communication courses for their firms should review recent research and require more in-class writing; provide more feedback to trainees; use computerized classrooms; include collaborative writing; and place writing in the context of a larger project. (SR)

Describes challenges to existing models of employment counseling in emerging global economy. Asserts career behavior and employment counseling will be affected by psychological dynamics, shifts in occupations, changing education and training requirements, and cultural transitions. Suggests need for employment counseling to be interactive with…

Presents some findings of a national study on effective linkages between job training and local economic development and focuses on the processes used by two communities and their community colleges to link organizations, resources, and efforts in planning for proactive long-term economic development and occupational training. (Author)

This article reports on the quality of life for individuals with deafness on the island of Bohol (Philippines) where deaf children previously isolated from the deaf community can now attend school. Vocational skills are taught to students with deafness through establishment of a restaurant that is operated as a vocational training program and…