Journal of European Industrial Training articles from February 1997

Journal of European Industrial Training archives from February 1997

European Commission White Paper on education and training: arguments for a learning society.
February 1, 1997... Increasingly, the position of each individual in society will be determined by the knowledge that he or she has been able to acquire. The society of the future will, therefore, be one which invests in intelligence, based on education and...

The benefits of lifelong learning.
February 1, 1997... The results of two independent studies commissioned by the European Commission's Directorate General for Education Training and Youth show clear national and personal benefits of lifelong learning. In economic terms, there is clear evidence...

Leading into the millenium. (leadership and business)
February 1, 1997... An international survey by PA Consulting Group concludes that there is a consensus worldwide among top management about the business pressures they will face as leaders in the run-up to the millennium. There is also general agreement about the...

European Year of Lifelong Learning.
February 1, 1997... The last national conference of the European Year of Lifelong Learning took place in London in early December 1996. There was input from the Government, the Labour Party, the TUC, the European Parliament and Commission, and from industry. The...

Vocational training for women returners.
February 1, 1997... After taking time out for family or other reasons, women tend to face difficulties in finding reasonably paid employment with good career prospects. These difficulties are not peculiar to women returners to the labour market. As patterns of...

Training, development, education and learning: different or the same?
February 1, 1997... Introduction The training, development and education of employees at all levels within organizations is now considered a vital component in maintaining competitiveness in the international arena. It is also of some significance within the...

Developing work-based transferable skills in a university environment.
February 1, 1997... Introduction Few issues are currently exciting more attention in teaching and learning in higher education than the student assessment process. Just at the time when academics are having to cope with increasing student numbers against a...

The management of training in multinational corporations: comparative case studies.
February 1, 1997... Introduction Multinational corporations (MNCs) are potentially important to the national vocational education and training systems in which they operate. To the extent that they develop and implement efficient and effective training and...

Human resource specialists - guardians of ethical conduct?
February 1, 1997... Introduction With changes in the business world have come some quite radical changes in personnel practices. Beardwell and Holden (1994) list them as leading to a decline in trade union membership and collective bargaining, a rise in...

Management training and development within its environment: the case of Libyan industrial companies.
February 1, 1997... Introduction Management training and development (MTD) cannot be studied as being independent from other management activities; it can be influenced by many other activities, systems and institutions in its environment, over which the...