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• Select Formative evaluation with novice designers: two case studies within an online multimedia development course

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  Formative evaluation with novice designers: two case studies within an online multimedia development course

  Authors:Weichao Chen, Joi L. Moore, and Ngoc VoFrom:International Journal of Instructional Media (Vol. 39, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring 20126,417 words Report 1350LThis paper presents two case studies focusing on formative evaluation training of novice designers within an online flash development course. The training was designed using experiential learning principles. An online...
• Select Training preferences and attitudes among loggers in northern New England

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  Training preferences and attitudes among loggers in northern New England

  Author:Andrew F. EganFrom:Forest Products Journal (Vol. 55, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20053,730 words Article Abstract Focus groups and a mail survey of loggers were conducted to determine the education preferences and attitudes among loggers in the northern New England region. Overall, safety, equipment maintenance, and...
• Select voluntary sector; Charities spend less on training workers

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  voluntary sector; Charities spend less on training workers

  Author:Roger ParryFrom:Community Care

  Feb. 5, 2004121 words Brief article Charities spend on average 30 per cent less on training for their staff than other sectors, according to a survey published this week. Agenda Consultancy, which specialises in management issues in the not-for-profit...
• Select Enlisting support from the top

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  Enlisting support from the top

  Author:Craig SteinburgFrom:Training & Development (Vol. 45, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 19913,288 words Article Four human resource (HR) professionals share their recommendations on how to enlist the support of upper managers for training programs. The professionals include SmithKline Beecham VP of HR Thomas Kaney, Andersen...
• Select Course construction

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  Course construction

  Author:Barbara DarraughFrom:Training & Development (Vol. 45, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 19912,609 words Article The success of an employee training course is often a function of how well the course is designed and developed. During the design stage, trainers plan the course, and during the development stage, they produce the...
• Select Competence versus passion

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  Competence versus passion

  Author:George S. OdiorneFrom:Training & Development (Vol. 45, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 19912,020 words Article The key to success in a business enterprise is competence, rather than merely a passion for succeeding, and the key to competence is training. The two primary aspects of competence are ability, talent, skill,...
• Select Skills gap? What skills gap?

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  Skills gap? What skills gap?

  Author:John WilcoxFrom:Training & Development Journal (Vol. 44, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 19901,730 words Article The Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce of the National Center for Education and the Economy issued a report titled America's Choice: High Skills or Low Wages that contends most jobs in the US do not...
• Select Financing training in Britain

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  Financing training in Britain

  Authors:P.E. Hart and A. ShipmanFrom:National Institute Economic Review (Issue 136) Peer-Reviewed

  May 19916,279 words Article FINANCING TRAINING IN BRITAIN (1) 1. Introduction There are relatively fewer workers with intermediate vocational qualifications in Britain than in Germany, France and other major competitors. (Prais, 1981;...
• Select Managing public sector training during times of financial stress

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  Managing public sector training during times of financial stress

  Authors:Ronald R. Sims and Serbrenia J. SimsFrom:Public Personnel Management (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Winter 19947,727 words Article This paper first discusses the importance of effectively managing public sector training during times of reduced funding. Second, it presents a framework for the systematic analysis of key training resources. Third, it...
• Select Training: no longer for the fainthearted: training directors in learning organizations are remaking their departments to meet rigorous goals set in the boardroom

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  Training: no longer for the fainthearted: training directors in learning organizations are remaking their departments to meet rigorous goals set in the boardroom

  Author:Martha H. PeakFrom:Management Review (Vol. 86, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 19973,522 words Article A meeting of 45 corporate training directors was held at a joint council session of the American Management Assn in Phoenix, AZ. Competency-driven training is important to the US Student Loan Marketing Association....
• Select Improving training quality in developing countries: towards greater instructional efficiency

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  Improving training quality in developing countries: towards greater instructional efficiency

  Author:Dennis R. HerschbachFrom:International Journal of Manpower (Vol. 18, Issue 1-2) Peer-Reviewed

  January-February 199712,859 words Article Developing countries adopt school policies and practices that enhance the quality and efficiency of vocational education and training, such as reduced training time. Reduced training time can be achieved by limiting...
• Select Organizational learning through graduate training programmes: a comparison between Japan and Hong Kong in a Japanese organization

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  Organizational learning through graduate training programmes: a comparison between Japan and Hong Kong in a Japanese organization

  Author:May M.L. WongFrom:Journal of European Industrial Training (Vol. 20, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 19964,398 words Article An analysis of the graduate training program of a Japanese organization in its Japan and Hong Kong locations showed that training in the Hong Kong location failed to address the needs of the trainees in terms of their...
• Select Improvements in primary care skills and knowledge with a vocational training program: a medical student's perspective

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  Improvements in primary care skills and knowledge with a vocational training program: a medical student's perspective

  Authors:Anita Ghosh, Diya Kapila, and Trisha GhoshFrom:Advances in Medical Education and Practice (Vol. 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Annual 2017688 words Article 1530LDear editor We read with great interest, the article by Djalali et al evaluating the impact of a training program during residency, targeted toward primary care. (1) This resonated with us from a medical student's...
• Select Marshall Islands youth alternative program to build self reliance

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  Marshall Islands youth alternative program to build self reliance

  Author:Antoinette PadgettFrom:Rapa Nui Journal (Vol. 29, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 2015430 words Article 1330L(sources: www.theguardian.com and www.canoesmarshallislands.com) The Marshall Islands is a group of 24 atolls, located near the equator in the western Pacific Ocean. A program that focuses on addressing issues of...
• Select Informal labor markets and on-the-job training: evidence from wage data

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  Informal labor markets and on-the-job training: evidence from wage data

  Author:Javier Cano-UrbinaFrom:Economic Inquiry (Vol. 54, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 201612,177 words Article 1570LThis study examines whether informal sector jobs are a source of training for young less-educated workers. Controlling for worker and job characteristics, it is found that, in the early years of workers' careers in...
• Select The study of competency-based training and strategies in the public sector: experience from Taiwan

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  The study of competency-based training and strategies in the public sector: experience from Taiwan

  Author:Jui-Lan WuFrom:Public Personnel Management (Vol. 42, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20133,202 words Article 1300LIn the private and public sectors, competency-based training is a popular method that focuses on improving employees' knowledge, abilities, skills, and organizational performance. Yet, working in complex organizational...
• Select The power of "systemness": a collaborative approach aids workers in New York State

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  The power of "systemness": a collaborative approach aids workers in New York State

  Authors:Anne M. Kress and Todd OldhamFrom:Planning for Higher Education (Vol. 45, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  October-December 20163,453 words Article 1560LIN 2012, DR. NANCY L. ZIMPHER, chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, spoke about a new way of looking at the system's complex mechanisms. In her State of the University address early that year,...
• Select Training programs: the key to achieving ILO goals

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  Training programs: the key to achieving ILO goals

  Author:Allan SaltFrom:Monthly Labor Review (Vol. 117, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 19945,263 words Article The ILO has always maintained the importance of worker training programs as a way to promote social equality. It has created programs for vocational training, management development, job creation, training education and...
• Select Integration as the New (General) Education.

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  Integration as the New (General) Education.

  Authors:Cynthia Brandenburg and Michael KellyFrom:Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education (Vol. 8, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20193,820 words Article 1640LThe authors articulate how the contemporary realities of higher education do not square with its existing structures. Specifically, the disciplinary siloing of knowledge inhibits our ability to sponsor learning...
• Select Learning to prescribe - pharmacists' experiences of supplementary prescribing training in England

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  Learning to prescribe - pharmacists' experiences of supplementary prescribing training in England

  Authors:Richard J. Cooper, Joanne Lymn, Claire Anderson, Anthony Avery, Paul Bissell, Louise Guillaume, et al.From:BMC Medical Education (Vol. 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 5, 20085,056 words Report Background The introduction of non-medical prescribing for professions such as pharmacy and nursing in recent years offers additional responsibilities and opportunities but attendant training issues. In the UK and in...