The program is designed to provide a system for joining job seekers and job providers in Community School District No. 9 through a medium of teaching and training and to meet the immediate and future job training needs of community residents. The program was conducted according to the following processes: (1) a needs assessment, an income and…

The role of the university in national development, the relationship between undergraduate and graduate instruction, the value and place of interdisciplinary studies, and the interconnections between academic objectivity and moral purpose are discussed. The paper was delivered for an Indonesian audience but universal problems are addressed.…

Curriculum innovation and research in the dental medicine field is addressed as a major area of concern to those faced with pressures to provide more efficient and effective health care services. A survey was undertaken to determine (1) the type of training and background desired and (2) recruitment procedures and employment prospects for persons…

The guidelines were written to promote job growth and improvement in the personnel who manage, operate, and maintain wastewater treatment plants. Trained operators and technicians are the key components in any water pollution control facility. The approach is to move from employment to training through specific modules for 21 standard job…

The Design of Training Systems (DOTS) model was conceived to provide Naval Education and Training Command management with computerized mathematical models to assist in predicting the quantitative impact of training resource decisions. During Phase III of the project, the three models were operationally tested, and an evaluation team concluded that…

Written by a manpower and economic development consultant for the Carlton Family Fund, this paper describes the pioneering role of Mobilication for Youth's New Health Occupations Program (NHOP) in the development of a new model for the use of non-professionals in human services. Innovative training concepts for Social Health Technicians employed…

This study sought to determine the appropriateness of two conventional intelligence tests for assessing the ability of economically deprived young adults participating in job training programs by comparing their test results with those of the test standardization groups. The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), and the Langmuir Oral Direction…

A feasibility study and task analysis was performed to determine the future job potential within the Southern California area for environmental technicians trained under a proposed vocational training program in community colleges. Questionnaires were mailed to possible employers in government and industry to obtain information about their…

The booklet provides a listing of both long-term and short-term educational programs and is aimed at providing students, counselors and health planners with much needed information on training programs in relatively new fields of nursing. It provides information on location, entrance requirements, length of program, when classes begin, and sources…

Research studies for use in planning, administering, and improving the in-school, summer, and out-of-school programs of the Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) were reviewed. Findings were analyzed from those studies that surveyed individual NYC projects or specific elements and those that attempted to develop and test ways to solve problems. Some…

This document outlines the need for manpower training and discusses the components of adequate training as provided by the Industrial Training Act of March, 1964, in order to set guidelines and standards for industries involved in the training revolution in England. Besides training and what it entails, the document presents the philosophy of…

One object of this conference was to develop a practical strategy for designing a more cooperative communications structure among adult educators, publishers, and media specialists, thus assuring continuity for effective activity in developing and testing instructional materials for various categories of educationally disadvantaged adults. Another…

The document is a summary report of the provisions of Title V, Economic Opportunity Act, and the organization and implementation of subsequent programs. The Act was designed to expand the opportunities for constructive work experience and needed training for persons who were unable to support or care for themselves or their families. The document…

Designed to be of value to supervisors, office managers, and executives, this book gives a broad introductory background to the functions of selection, training, and supervision of office personnel. Under recruitment and selection, it covers sources of future employees, use of the application blank, testing, checking references, and interviewing.…

To identify factors which affect the entry-level employability of high school vocational bookkeeping students, the study conducted: (1) a followup of vocational bookkeeping graduates, (2) a business and industry survey, and (3) help-wanted advertisement analysis. Data were collected for each of these areas from the entire population of 107…