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Strategies for Workplace Training.
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Workplace training strategies in selectedforeigncountries were examined from the standpoint of their relevance todevelopment of a national training policy in the United States. Casestudies of the following were conducted: apprenticeship training inGermany, enterprise-based training in Japan, stimulation of trainingby training taxes in France and Australia, local training consortiain the United Kingdom, and government supported training in Sweden.The following menu of policy options was proposed: federal funding oftraining consortia composed of individuals from employers'associations, unions, schools, local government, and other traininginstitutions; incentives and tax credits for firms with substantialtraining expenditures; a national training levy with lower rates forsmaller firms to stimulate firm-provided training; establishment ofoccupational skill standards by industry and a national standard ofcertification of workplace skills; expansion of apprenticeshipprograms outside the traditional manufacturing sector; additionalfinancial support for youths to acquire training off the job; anational clearinghouse of inLormation on successful traininginitiatives and available resources; and coordination of all federaltraining initiatives with regional, state, and local industryefforts. Contains 41 references and 12 tables.
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Strategies for Workplace Training.
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