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Viewpoint: You'd think paper grew on trees
Five years ago Education & Training stated that it was time bureaucracy went on the pill to stop reproducing itself to such an alarming degree. The complexities of modern life are…
Safeguarding YOP trainees
John GilbertsonNew Government and Manpower Service Commission proposals for the young unemployed will eventually guarantee every school leaver some form of work experience scheme in the industry…
Communicating with the examiner
Francis BerginMost professional examining bodies have introduced the subject of communications into their syllabus in recent years, either as a separate topic or as part of a larger one (such…
Talking your way out of trouble
Roger WoodgateWhen was the last time you faced an uncomfortable interview, when your mind went blank after a crucial question was asked or you uttered a clumsy sentence that you didn't mean to…
ABE SUPPLEMENT: ABE Dinner
The incoming President of ABE and former Secretary of State for Education, the Rt. Hon. Reg Prentice MP, sponsored a dinner party for ABE at the House of Commons. Those present…
Student section: A STUDENT'S INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION
Lyndon JonesThe theory and its implications Behaviour modification is based on the principle that people learn how to behave, or to apply on the job what they already know, because of the…
Careers:: COURSES
BISSIM is a range of interactive micro‐computerised simulations, designed to give managers and supervisors an appreciation of the way in which a manufacturing or service business…
Careers:: TRAINING
The Local Government Training Board is aiming to provide a useful back‐up service to local authorities to support their involvement in the Government's Youth Traineeship Scheme…
Careers:: TOPICS
Education Secretary Sir Keith Joseph has opened a dialogue with the University Grants Committee on four key issues which relate to the reshaping of the university system. He…
Books
Edgar Baker CBENew books on How to Study appear regularly in the bookshops. There are well over a hundred of them on the market at present. Most of them repeat the same sort of advice, and tend…
Selection interviewing — where practice doesn't make perfect
Lyndon JonesA great deal of time is devoted to selection interviewing. Further, there is no likelihood of its abandonment. Indeed, its extensive use might be taken to indicate that sound…
Effective interviewing
J.A. MuirMost managers get involved in interviewing at some stage of their careers; but the activity is usually infrequent, so there is really little scope for developing a successful…
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