Article discusses training of Africans and promotion of whites in South African mill. Company has built town for blacks near mill. Author says whites must be trained for promotion first if blacks are to be promoted to their old positions. Notes some blacks are superior in calibre" to whites. (PD)

Deals with a program to train poor people for jobs in supermarkets and the reasons why it failed. (EK)

This article discusses steps taken in meeting the skilled-technical hourly work force requirements for the construction and maintenance of a quarter billion dollar automated industrial plant in Jamaica where the rural background of trainees necessitates compensation for limited technological experience. (NL)

Results of a limited survey of practicing school psychologists suggest a need for greater emphasis on remedial and behavior change techniques in school psychology training programs. Opportunities for specialization and common core experiences should be provided for students in school psychology. (Author)

The National Urban League Black Pulse Survey found that Blacks who had been trained for jobs suffered less unemployment and had higher wages than the untrained. Significantly, job training support was mainly provided by the Federal government which now proposes to reduce funding for its training programs. (Author/MJL)

Describes the structure and content of a course in business and technical writing offered in the workplace. (AEA)

Subjecting vocational training to economic analysis, the author points to the high degree of uncertainty affecting employment and training policies, and urges that economists attempt to integrate their analyses with specific knowledge of the realities of the labor market. (Availability: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities,…

Analyzes differences between youth unemployment and unemployment in general. Shows that while market unemployment has been moving downward, youth unemployment has been trending upward. Discusses community services for youth manpower development, schools and job preparation, and recommendations for improving the situation. (CT)

This study provides a baseline of information concerning the organizational and managerial characteristics of CETA prime sponsors in one region of the country. It also relates these characteristics and other more traditional program and participant variables to program outcomes. (CT)

Introduces the subject of industrial arts' role in postsecondary/adult education through a compilation of three recent documents discussing the history of industrial arts; its possibilities; and its role in postsecondary adult occupational education, recreational/avocational programs, and liberal arts/college parallel education. (For part one, see…