Journal of European Industrial Training: Volume 1 Issue 3

Training Management Development Advisers in Local Government

Christopher Molander, Mark Sheldrake, Vernon Trafford

During the past two years there have been a number of radical changes in the political, economic and social environment within which local authorities have had to operate. This…

Towards a Philosophy of HRD Consulting

C.R. Bell

A popular line we frequently hear in our society today goes something like, “When you understand where he's coming from, then what he does makes sense”. The implied message is…

Training Events and Data Collection—: Implications for the trainer's role

Matt Whitelaw

Using a case study, this article sets out to explore the issues surrounding the use of data collected during in‐plant training events—data which may have organisational…

Developing Appraisal Skills: an Indian Experience

Vernon N. Trafford

This article describes the background, design and conduct of a short programme on Staff Appraisal and Development which was held at Bhopal, India, during May 1976. It indicates…

Behaviour Analysis in Training

Michael Fordham

The authors set about filling this gap for trainers with a full, detailed and sometimes discursive account of the way in which they have developed their own version of behaviour…

Using CCTV in Management Training: Means of Using the Recorded Material to Provide Effective Feedback in Inter‐Personal Skill Training

Robert H.M. Smallwood

Closed circuit television allows people to see themselves as others see them. It is that blend of sophisticated electronics which provides a picture of what has happened before…

Creative Thinking: A Training Approach

J.F. Ryan

How do you react to these statements about creativity? There is at least an element of truth in each of them. Let us examine each in turn.

European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training: a conference report

Russ Russell

Although the Commission of the European Economic Community has been firmly established for some while now, the Governments and Departments of member states remain, quite…

Matching Individuals to Form Effective Syndicate Groups

Mike J. Langham, Adam Jukes

Most management courses, these days, embody syndicate group exercises, discussions or projects of one sort or another. The division of a large group into sub‐committee or…