Exposes two groups of adults in vocational-education training programs to two different programs (Logo-Educability exercises and Logical Reasoning Workshops) designed to improve their cognitive skills. Argues that low improvement scores for both groups demonstrate the inefficacy of the programs in helping students transfer learned cognitive skills…

Examination of a work-based learning module that included a partnership between employees and academic mentors indicated a need for agreement on learning outcomes and assessment criteria among employer, employee, and facilitator, on who should perform the assessment, and on whether/how work-based learning can be graded. (SK)

Asserts that colleges can dramatically improve their communities through outreach programs. Provides the example of Camden County College (New Jersey), which partnered with Camden County Jail to bring basic computer skills to non-violent inmates. Reports that skills training enables newly released inmates to secure decent jobs, support their…

Notes suburban Australian newspapers have traditionally relied on a junior workforce, which means they have a significant influence in training cadets and shaping the journalists of the future. Suggests lack of staff and resources mean that the loftier ideals of journalism often give way to more practical issues. Discusses the challenges facing…

Suggests recruits to the rural press face particular challenges that might inhibit their capacity to work to the professional standards of their metropolitan counterparts. Considers four ways to lift the standards of the rural press through education and training in universities to prepare students for the rural workplace. (RS)

Describes the results of a survey of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries to identify the minimum education and experience required of paraprofessional catalogers. Topics include copy cataloging, original cataloging, training, and possible paraprofessional degree requirements. (Author/LRW)

This project was designed to determine whether a training program created specifically for unemployed Native Americans could significantly increase job knowledge levels and improve the graduates' ability to find, get, and maintain a job. The program combined interpersonal and employment-related skills. Findings indicated improvement for pre- to…

Focuses on "Bootstrap Training," a scientific literacy program for permanent non-science and part-time adjunct librarians at San Jose State University Library. Describes an initial training-needs questionnaire distributed to all reference personnel, the implementation of a staff development program with scientific literacy goals,…

Uses data from the January 1991 Current Population Survey to examine the incidence and relative opportunity of employer-sponsored job training by gender and race. Results indicate that females and non-whites are less likely to receive employer-sponsored training than are their male and white counterparts. (AEF)

Provides eight reasons why a trainer with an instructional technology background and an employee-centered focus on performance improvement should be involved in solving human performance problems. Abilities highlighted include: systematic thinker; systemic thinker; analytical; team player; excellent interpersonal and communication skills; knowing…

Presents data on the 25 occupations that have the greatest predicted numerical growth and typical education and training levels, comparing total employment for 1996 and 2006 and comparing the percent increase in total employment from 1996-2006. Occupations include food services, sales, health, education, retail, labor, computers, office, trucking,…

Most camps use specialists to run activities and cabin leaders to manage campers. However, a generalist model offers greater leadership development opportunities. To implement a more generalist paradigm, have camp leaders express their areas of skill and interest, pair up experienced and inexperienced staff, allow specialists to cover activities…

Interviews with 195 Australian training managers found that competency-based training is effective for workplace-relevant learning, organizational development, and standardization. However, it marginalizes cultural, conceptual, and tacit knowledge. Although it achieves some stakeholders' objectives, it privileges certain enterprises, workers, and…

Two approaches to flexible learning were tried in an Australian college of technical and further education: in engineering, the industry enterprise approach focused on employers as clients; in office administration, the individual customization approach viewed the student as client. Each model fit different types of training needs and contexts.…

Purpose - The classical form of dual vocational training in Switzerland is on-the-job training combined with theoretical education in a school. In order to be an attractive educational choice for both enterprises and pupils, the apprenticeship model has to be constantly adapted to the demands of the labour market. As a potential model for future…