Employers unimpressed by ET schemes
Article Abstract:
A survey of training managers administering the British Government's Employment Training (ET) program found that a majority of the managers were experiencing delays in work placement for participants. The consensus at the "Training for Employment '89" conference organized by the National Council for Voluntary Organizations was that the major problems with ET are a lack of funding; lack of confidence by employers in the long-term adult unemployed; and the difficulty in finding job placements. The solution might be in an alternate employment program for the hard-core unemployed run by the Training and Enterprise Councils.
Publication Name: Personnel Management
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5761
Year: 1989
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Why companies consort for management development
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A consortia of companies in Kent, England, has contracted independent consultants to run a cost- and time-effective training program for middle managers. The students, from various similar-sized companies not in direct competition with one another, are required to work on a project rooted in their actual corporate environment. The course, taught in three modules, is focused on networking and exchanging information and experience. Three problems, however, have been identified by some participants: confidentiality, organization, and the recruitment of one company's employees by another.
Publication Name: Personnel Management
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5761
Year: 1989
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Winners and losers in the ET stakes
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The British Employment Training program provides help for the transition from unemployment to a job, a need that is particularly acute for women returners; old people; and the disabled. The program, which involves 180,000 trainees, is a hybrid of training and make-work programs aimed mainly at lower skilled people. Criticisms of the program by participants include: a lack of modular courses leading to recognized vocational qualifications; underfunding, which severely restricts the quality of skills training; and inadequate monetary compensation for trainees.
Publication Name: Personnel Management
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5761
Year: 1989
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