Journal of European Industrial Training: Volume 11 Issue 3

Training Trade Unionists in Britain

David Farnham

At the end of 1984, the Certification Officer listed 365 trade unions in Britain with a total membership of 10,753,993. Eighty‐nine of these organisations were affiliated to the…

Industrial Relations Training for Managers

Steve Oram

The planning and formulation of a management training course on industrial relations presents the specialist with a problem. It has been previously well publicised that formal…

Transfer of Training — A Practical Application

Marguerite Foxon

Transfer of training is the effective application by trainees to their jobs of the knowledge and skills learned. Training transfer does not “just happen” — a course designer needs…

Distance Learning — Getting Started

Mike Hawes

In July 1985, the Training Development Department of British Gas completed a thorough one‐year evaluation of computer‐based training (CBT) and found considerable long‐term…

SPECIAL REPORT: Vocational Youth Education and Training in Europe

Jacob Franklin, Arthur Blacklock

Whatever might be the economic state of any country, investment in the education and training of its youth must take a high priority over competing demands for resources. Young…