Training and Skill Acquisition: A Pilot Case Study.

Autor/inn/en	Somers, Gerald; Roomkin, Myron
Institution	Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Industrial Relations Research Inst.
Titel	Training and Skill Acquisition: A Pilot Case Study.
Quelle	(1972), (269 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Industrial Training; Inplant Programs; Job Skills; Job Training; Methods; On the Job Training; Semiskilled Occupations; Skill Development; Surveys; Transfer of Training + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Betriebliche Berufsausbildung; Gewerblich-industrielle Ausbildung; Industriebetriebslehre; Betriebliche Weiterbildung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Method; Methode; Training-on-the-Job; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung
Abstract	Although it was generally recognized that the acquisition of productive skills occurred mainly in private industry, either through formal company training programs or simply through "learning by doing," very little specific information about such training was available. This study of the inplant training procedures of one company was conducted to provide data on industrial training practices to determine the relative benefits of different types of skills acquisition training, to examine the transferability of skills, and to evaluate the methodological techniques used in surveys of company training programs. It was found that a combination of classroom and on-the-job training resulted in quicker promotion and higher salaries for employees than either of these forms of training alone. Previous education and training was found to reduce the amount of job training required. A shutdown of the plant being studied did not provide an appropriate test of transfer of skills from that plant to other employment, although the prior skill development was a major influence in transfer to new jobs. Recommended methods of data gathering for future surveys included a combination of personal interviews and mail questionnaires. (MF)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01