Skill Advancement, Incorporated contracted to develop and demonstrate innovative methods for training and upgrading low-skill, low-wage workers. This second volume of a four-volume report gives details of one year of developing and testing innovative training techniques, unfreezing management and union attitudes, and opening up new opportunities…

Initial studies assessed existing day care facilities in area homes and centers, and solicited day care information from other states. An obvious need for quality programs was indicated. A pilot program to improve the quality of care received by children in day care homes is described. The home visitor method for training family day care workers,…

GENTRAS (General Training System) is a computer-based training model for the Marine Corps which makes use of a systems approach. The model defines the skill levels applicable for career growth and classifies and defines the training needed for this growth. It also provides a training cost subsystem which will provide a more efficient means of…

Two seminars were held to provide professional staff of the Humanic Designs Corporation, faculty of selected schools of business administration, labor union leaders, and executives of corporations engaged in manpower and training programs an opportunity to exchange information on upgrading theory and practice, thereby contributing to the…

This four-part booklet presents the techniques of Work Study and their application to cargo operations in ports. The four parts contain discussions of the following: I. Productivity and Our Standard of Living; II. The Application of Work Study; III. Brief Explanation of Some Work Study Techniques (Method Study and Work Measurement); and IV.…

Local results of the Work Incentive (WIN) Program, the first nationwide employment program with the clear objective of serving female heads of families, are reported on. Two WIN projects operating in labor markets of different characteristics--one relatively stable and prosperous, the other subject to seasonal fluctuation but showing some sign of…

The three units of the instructional package included here discuss the use of: commercial directories, organization directories, and biographical directories. The specific commercial directories discussed are: "Poor's Register,""Sweet's File," and "Thomas Register of American Manufacturers." The "Research Centers…

This training manual is designed to instruct work supervisors and skills trainers of the hard-to-employ disadvantaged in the effective utilization of behavioral reinforcement principles for overcoming difficult, frequently encountered training problems. One of its primary focuses is how to train for job-required behavioral skills such as…

This report examines the characteristics of the labor market in the construction industry and its problems in manpower development and utilization. The basic problem is the "boom or bust" nature of the industry and its fluctuating demand for labor, varying with the seasons and also with the level of construction activity. Problems discussed in the…

To evaluate the effectiveness of the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) institutional training program in preparing trainees for employment, interviews were held with administrative personnel, employers, counselors, and trainees. The survey revealed that completion rates are generally low, due to excessive counselor case loads, and…

The increase in types and numbers of training programs for paraprofessional mental health workers may result in the development of consortium arrangements among training programs at all levels. The topics presented in this document deal with areas of common interest to those involved in such programs. They are: (1) new directions for community…

This report identifies the demographic and economic characteristics of participants in government-sponsored on-the-job training projects in Ontario, and investigates possible relationships between these characteristics and success in training. The experience of over 1,200 trainees in 16 projects indicates that successful trainees tend to be older…

The question of how to educate the disadvantaged and with what subject matter is discussed. It is pointed out that two policy decisions by the California State Department of Human Resources Development indicate that this matter is of concern and relevant decisions have been made concerning it. General types of projects which have existed in the…

A procedure was developed and evaluated for assessing the self-perceived educational needs of people as one input to the process of planning, approving, and implementing relevant educational programs. The method of data collection involved selecting samples of people by randomly selecting households in a given geographic area, and then contacting…

One of a series of training manuals prepared for enlisted personnel in the Navy and Naval Reserve, this self-study program is designed to enable the electrician's mate to prepare himself for the increased responsibilities of a senior petty officer with ability to operate, maintain, and repair voltage and frequency regulating equipment…