A Practical Guide to Conducting Customized Work Force Training. New Directions for Community Colleges, Number 85

Intended as a forum for the discussion of customized workforce training at community colleges, this book addresses the practical considerations, programs, and strategies that come into play when colleges engage in customized contract training for fully-employed learners. The 10 chapters are as follows: (1) "Training for Customized Training: Learning To Teach the Fully Employed Learner in the Workplace," by Sherrie L. Kantor; (2) "The Evaluation of Customized Training," by James Jacobs and Debra Bragg; (3) "Contract Training: Avoiding the Rodney Dangerfield Syndrome by Practicing Good Internal Marketing," by Nancy Kothenbeutel and Conrad Dejardin; (4) "Using a Management Information System Effectively for Contract Education Programs," by Maureen H. Ramer and Mike Snowden; (5)"Recruitment Practices: A Community Partnership," by Julie Bender and Larry D. Carter; (6) "Beyond Work Force Literacy: The Hidden Opportunities of Environmental Literacy," by Bob Cumming; (7) "Training for Trade: A Partnership Strategy," by Jack N. Wismer; (8) "Environmental Workplace Assessment," by Jacques Bernier, Nancy Jackson, and David Moore; (9) "New Frontiers: Nontraditional Customized Training," by Cary A. Israel; and (10) "Sources and Information: Customized Training in the Community Colleges," by David Deckelbaum. (MAB)