The job training act and shipbuilding: a model partnership

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People facing employment barriers have been helped by the Job Training Partnership Act, which funds employable skills training programs designed to teach people how to work in specific industry areas. Under the law, local governments appoint Private Industry Councils to plan job training and employment service programs that fit the geographic area. An exemplary program is discussed; enacted in Norfolk, Virginia by the Maritime Training Institute, the program supplies the shipbuilding industry there with a steady supply of technically skilled workers, while reducing unemployment levels in that community. Using government money, the program is taught by managers in the shipbuilding industry, and was designed by 12 shipyard executives from the Norfolk area.

Study and teaching, Shipbuilding

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Productivity is often not a training issue

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The field of performance technology offers an opportunity to correct productivity problems not solved with conventional skills training. Performance technology combines information from psychology, sociology, systems theory, and industrial engineering. The basic approach involves developing an idealized model of the organization, comparing ideal to reality, prioritizing problems, and solving problems. The most common errors occur when people propose only familiar causes and solutions instead of investigating other options.

Labor productivity

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The subliminal impact and hidden agendas of training

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Employees see training programs as being either rewards or punishments. They judge a particular training program not only by its content but by several factors, including: how the trainees are selected, whether the training is on their time or company time, and whether it is required. To ensure the success of training programs, management should be aware of these factors and design their training programs to be positive and enjoyable experiences.

Management, Human resource management

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