Workplace Basics, Training Manual: The Essential Skills Employers Want - Paperback

by Anthony P. Carnevale (Author), Leila J. Gainer (Author), Ann S. Meltzer (Author)

Front Jacket

Presents the findings of a three-year ASTD/U.S. Department of Labor nationwide study on how to develop a skilled workforce capable of meeting today's business requirements. Explains how to implement training programs that develop the new basic skills workers will need.

Back Jacket

Based on the findings of a three-year ASTD/U.S. Department of Labor nationwide study on how to develop a skilled workforce capable of meeting today's business requirements. This comprehensive work explains how to implement training programs that develop the new basic skills workers will need."As the first comprehensive analysis of modern job-skill requirements, the volume earns a unique place in the literature."--Choice

Author Biography

Anthony P. Carnevale. Dr. Carnevale currently serves as research Professor and Director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, a position he has held since the Center was created in 2008. Between 1996 and 2006, he served as Vice President for Public Leadership at the Educational Testing Service, or ETS.