In the last several years, Federal funds have subsidized occupational training programs which have occurred on the job under employer sponsorship and supervision. This report examines the question of whether Federal financing is substituted for private efforts which would occur in its absence, and how such substitution can be avoided in the design…

The North Carolina Environmental Internship Program allows students to work for the State in various environmental agencies during the summer months. The program has been conducted during the summers of 1970 and 1971 thus far, and 41 college students have participated. This report summarizes the history and accomplishments of these students in the…

Recognizing that effective management of personnel requires continued growth on the part of supervisors, the author describes a series of management seminars designed to meet these needs. (KR)

Describes an on-the-job training program that contains seven major steps: obtain executive support, identify departments relevant to the target job, develop performance competency lists and measures, determine a training schedule for each trainee, assign a mentor to each trainee, develop a training manual, and develop a trainee and supervisor…

Discusses obstacles to on-the-job learning for school administrators, focusing on work characteristics, organizational properties, and occupational norms. Analyzes the four stages of experiential learning (concrete experience, reflective analysis, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation) and applies these to principals. Suggests…

Describes results of the Enterprise Zone Act, which encourages businesses and industries to locate or remain in depressed areas "by means of relaxed government controls and tax incentives in these areas." Also discusses uses of 8 percent set-aside funds from the Job Training Partnership Act. (CT)

Staff members at Carl Sandburg College (located in west central Illinois) describe how the Job Training Partnership Act provided 138 economically disadvantaged persons with training and jobs. It is indicated that a new "mind set" is necessary for close relationships between the public and private sectors to succeed. (JN)

The author discusses various aspects of training and development: formal job-related training and development, the behavioral/cognitive split in informal learning on the job, workplace training inside and out, costs and benefits of workplace learning, and forces accounting for growth and decline in the training and development function in…

This monograph reports the findings of a literature review and subsequent discussions with trainers, consultants, and management educators in the United Kingdom and the United States. The results of the literature review and of the detailed discussions confirmed that remarkably little attention was given to the question of how to help managers…

Describes the education and training of journalists in Cuba through courses and seminars offered by the Union de Perodistas de Cuba, at programs in two university faculties, and on the job. (HOD)

The Green Certificate Farm Training Program is on-the-job training with instruction delivered on a farm site, requiring the employer-farmer to serve as trainer. Trainees learn operational as well as management and entrepreneurial skills upon completion of a test and are certified at the levels of farm worker, foreman, or farm business manager. (SK)

Studied a telephone crisis intervention program in which nonprofessional volunteer counselors received 55 hours of prejob training to isolate the effects of prejob training and on-the-job experience. Results indicated counselor skills and knowledge significantly increased with prejob training but did not show further improvement after five months…

This guide is aimed at anyone in work-based training who is responsible for learners during their first few weeks. Readers will (1) understand the value and purpose of initial assessment in key skills and Skills for Life; (2) become familiar with a range of techniques for the initial assessment; (3) plan an initial assessment system that is…

This April 2004 issue of "Federal Literacy Facts" contains the following sections: (1) Federal Budget a Big Disappointment for the Literacy Community; (2) Some Budget Highlights; (3) Should We Expect a Spring Election; (4) Council of the Federation Targets Literacy as a Priority; and (5) Canadian Council on Learning: What's Happening?

This study reviewed trainers' actions in the design and delivery of S-OJT and the preparation of S-OJT trainers. Trainers' behaviors and their preparation of S-OJT trainers tend to create the leaning and developmental opportunity for the trainer through social interactions between the trainer and the trainee/stakeholders. This study discussed…