Several factors, including decentralized organization and local autonomy, have resulted in the United States having 27 different training and education programs to meet national needs and functions of the central government; however, the public schools are the chief source of such formal job training. Vocational education is an integrated part of…

The Rural Manpower Development Program (RMDP) is an agency of the New Jersey Office of Economic Opportunity established for the purpose of demonstrating the feasibility of a comprehensive manpower service for unemployed or underemployed disadvantaged people from the rural areas of New Jersey. Included in this achievement report is historical and…

The aim of this study is to evaluate industrial approaches to management development programs to ascertain the applicability of using similar schooling techniques in Air Force managerial development. The primary emphasis is on where the Air Force might benefit from industry's experience in the middle manager area. An additional objective is the…

The University of Southern California Norris Medical Library uses audiovisual methods for shelver training and detailed work assignment sheets in conjunction with shelver supervision. The slide/script training series serves both as a time-saving device for the shelver supervisor and as an effective and interesting instructional device. The work…

This paper summarizes planning for research on Work Unit APSTRAT, which deals with the development and testing of training strategies appropriate for various levels of aptitude in operational field training for a variety of military occupational specialty courses. There will be active self-paced individual instruction involving such alternative…

A preliminary investigation into applying the NPTRL course design procedure to a ship's repair party training program is reported. A training system was developed for repair party training which was workable and produced readily detectable improvements. The procedure proved adaptable to shipboard conditions. Most problems of shipboard training…

Both the more traditional and the emerging competency (performance) based training programs for administrators continue to overlook the rich, informal learning that occurs both before and after formal professional training. The author takes issue with Thomas Brown's model, "Interrelating Inservice Education to Preparation Programs," on these…

Explores the cooperative effort between Hagerstown Junior College (Maryland) and the Certain-Teed Corporation in implementing a "Management of Human Resources" course for supervisory personnel. Describes its mutual benefit and future programs within the corporation and others. (MB)

A college professor examines the problems of site specific in-service education. Three major points are made--in-service education is more complex than critics realize, political decisions become confused with professional decisions, and the principal of the school is the key figure in in-service education. (JD)

Survey of teachers reveals that high need competencies were learned on the job, not in college. (Ed.)

Chicago's on-the-job training program, the largest in the country funded under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), is based on a business-government partnership through a nonprofit corporation called the Chicago Alliance of Business Manpower Services. Program organization and activities are described. (MF)

Even the best employees tend to reach plateaus and need consistent direction for their continued achievement. To be truly effective, job related training should include recognizable components which people feel will result in improvement of themselves as individuals. (EM)

A procedures handbook specifically developed for school food service employees assures proper interpretation and communication of policy items and regulations. Figures illustrate the process, development, and suggested content of a school food service handbook. (MLF)

The authors describe an Illinois program that provides grants to help business teachers update their knowledge and skills by interning in a private sector organization. Information on teacher selection is provided, as are descriptions of the actual experiences of five teachers. (CH)

The author describes the approaches an organization can take to improve its supervisors' performance through training. Three major inhouse approaches for training supervisors are explored: selected reading, on-the-job coaching, and classroom programs. The article also includes a suggested reading list and a sample training reaction sheet. (CT)