There have been consistent deficiencies in Canadian occupational training policies for three decades. The recurrence of the same mistakes and criticisms means that not enough attention has been paid to recommendations of advisory groups on labor and training policies. (Author/JOW)

To create and maintain a high-quality home visiting program, administrators need to consider a range of issues including the skills and qualities of home visitors; the preservice and inservice training needs of home visitors; the supervision and support that home visitors need; and the implications of stressful working conditions for home…

Adult education in Sweden encompasses study circles, folk high schools, municipal programs, job training, and educational radio and television. The noncompetitive ethos of Swedish adult education is threatened by the current economic climate and pressures resulting from the influx of refugees. (SK)

Workplace demands for high skills, adaptability, and continuous learning require public-private partnerships to develop effective training systems. Partnerships should serve the interests of all stakeholders, establish skills and certification standards, and create infrastructures for access. (SK)

Discusses issues of validity and fairness in the use of intelligence tests for job selection. Expands set of constructs used to predict job performance and sets of performance criteria used to quantify job performance. Presents an agenda for research and practice in job selection and training for the future. (MMU)

Responses from 351 employee participants in a workplace education program (218 completers) indicated they were mostly white, female high school graduates ages 26 to 35. Women with Test of Adult Basic Education math scores below 5.0 were less likely to complete. Those who completed higher grades in school were more likely to participate. (SK)

A study investigated the nature and characteristics of 68 staff working in employment services for people with a disability in New South Wales, Australia. Results indicate higher than usual staff turnover and that 53% had no previous professional experience working with people with a disability. Training needs are emphasized. (CR)

In this interview with the Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), the following issues are covered: workforce development, new areas of focus, transition from the old to the new system, community colleges and the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), short-term and long-term challenges, and other initiatives.…

Econometric estimates were used to determine the effects of publicly funded continuous vocational training and retraining in the former East Germany. Results suggest that, despite large public expenditures, no positive effects occurred in the first years after training. (SK)

Young men entering the labor market beginning in the late 1960s and those entering in the early 1980s differed little in incidence of training or earnings premiums associated with training. However, more educated workers account for over 40 percent of the increase in college-high school earning differences among young men. (JOW)

Analysis of Australian and U.S. data suggests key features likely to characterize high-performance workplaces: adoption of global best practices, leveraging of knowledge as a competitive tool, emphasis on translating workers' tacit knowledge for use, need for functional and numerical flexibility of the labor force, and a shift from labor relations…

Using an inclusive definition of "demand side," case studies of two industry sectors and three regions in Australia identified how the needs of industry, enterprises, regions, and individuals were being met by vocational education. Local decision making and curriculum development were keys to reconciling the diverse sets of needs. (SK)

The Guantanamo Refugee Education and Training (GREAT) program at Miami-Dade Community College provides English-as-a-Second- Language, employability skills training, vocational certificate opportunities, job placement services, and technology training for Cuban refugees detained in Guantanamo. (JOW)

Discusses the development of public-relations education in Thailand; structure of current programs' curricula and course content at eight universities; graduate programs; instruction; and faculty. Reveals that while university faculty believed students were well-prepared academically, most at private universities did not think the current…

Uses data from an ethnographic study of two companies in which welfare recipients obtained employment to examine the move from welfare to work. The analysis of the transitions from welfare to work of 23 women and men highlights the necessity of additional education to upgrade job status. (SLD)