Laubach Literacy Action's trainer certification system incorporates a team composed of a certified supervisory trainer, the apprentice trainer, and a literacy program representative. The strategy provides continuity, increases the knowledge base, and balances strengths and weaknesses. (SK)

Methods suggested by research for evaluating training were compared to survey responses from 202 Canadian organizations regarding actual evaluation practices. Most organizations appeared to evaluate at only one or two of Kirkpatrick's four levels. However, this may be appropriate in light of program objectives, type of organization, and purposes…

Discusses how to deal with situations when the client specifies what training is desired before the trainer knows whether the requested training is appropriate. Suggests raising the target level, creating curiosity about other approaches, and paraphrasing the client's intent. (JOW)

Explores the implications of the learning organization phenomenon for the training and development field. Topics include the increasing complexity of organizational environments due to globalization, the knowledge era, and advances in information technology; the trainer's role; and the evolving role of training. (Contains 55 references.)…

Trainers as a group may have low self-esteem because of their status in organizational hierarchies. To raise professional standing and esteem, trainers should clarify goals, vision, and values; eliminate self-defeating behaviors; be proactive; and form networks. (SK)

Analysis of a training provider's capacity-building practices found that some could be characterized as functionalist. However, considerable commitment to learners, passion for learning, and awareness of the management of learning within power relations indicated that capacity building was tied to commitment for a socially progressive future. (SK)

Training professionals were surveyed concerning their knowledge of transfer of training research. Survey items were developed from an integrative literature review based on empirical findings of factors that directly or indirectly (through learning) influence training transfer. Survey results suggest that training professionals are in agreement…

This article reports findings from one aspect of a large scale research project funded by the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, to investigate the mobility, independence and life skills education available to children and young people with a visual impairment between 0 and 19 years of age in Northern Ireland (NI). Here the focus is on the…

Context: According to the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) Standards for the Accreditation of Entry-Level Athletic Training Education Programs, athletic training students (ATSs) must complete clinical experiences that provide opportunities to integrate cognitive function, psychomotor skills, and affective…

Athletic training was spawned from physical education in the 1960s, and since that time has evolved into a recognized health care profession. The majority of accredited athletic training education programs (ATEPs) are housed within academic units of kinesiology. However, the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) has recommended that ATEPs…

This study examines the experience and perceptions of training managers and training suppliers with respect to provision of e-training to corporate clients--a rapidly growing area of commercial activity. In particular the study explores the justification for implementing e-training and the consequent benefits which are anticipated by training…

There are four roles of the training and employee development function: learning specialist, administrator, program manager, and consultant. The duties and responsibilities and the specific abilities and knowledge needed for each role are specified in the Commission's report. (AG)

The article is an outline of the author's address at the Ontario Training Directors' Association meeting held in Toronto. (BP)

Various forms of transactional analysis that can be used to improve trainer-trainee communication are discussed. (BP)

A solution to the problem of sports-related student injuries is to designate one faculty member as athletic trainer in order to organize personnel, equipment, and procedures. (Author)