Can Britain build a coherent vocational training system?

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Due to increasing youth unemployment in Great Britain, various government initiatives and policy changes have started a trend toward a centralized, consistent and trade oriented school system. The creation of the Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI) in 1983 has brought attention to a critical shortage of teachers and funding, especially in science and technology. Now that the government, through the New Training Initiative (NTI), has turned training responsibilities over to industry, there must be greater co-operation between educators and industry to correct problems. A situation now exists where training provisions have become fragmented and decentralized, and statutory boards and a new attitude by employers are needed in order to correct matters. boards and a new attitude by employers is needed to go about correcting matters.

Social aspects, Analysis, Employment, England, Occupational training, Vocational education, Vocational schools, Trade schools

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What do personnel managers think of their own training?

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A recent survey of personnel directors from 68 major British firms by the Aston University Management Center reveals that personnel executives see their own training as imperfect. Over 63% of the respondents believe that the personnel professionals lack training. Some 70% of those answering the survey feel that instruction in selection interviewing was necessary, while just six percent felt the same way about psychometric training. The professionalism, expertise, and qualifications of personnel managers were all questioned.

Research, Human resource management, Training, Management research, Human resource directors, Psychometrics

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Sheffield forges ahead on training

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The objective of the Training and Enterprise Council (TEC) in Sheffield, UK, is to use training to improve economic conditions and the quality of life. The TEC's board consists of employers, union members, educational representatives, and local government representatives. The TEC is improving training effectiveness by providing high-quality, relevant training in a flexible and convenient manner. Improving the effectiveness of training encourages local economic development and prosperity.

United Kingdom, Economic policy, Sheffield, England, Great Britain, Training and Enterprise Councils

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