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"You're in the Army Now!"
With the United States involvement in World War II high school and college graduation rates were temporarily halted. (Jaworski, 2014)
This led to many not completing the education requirements that some companies required. -
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Evolution of the Training Profession
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Training Within Industry (TWI)
During World War II, an organization known as Training Within Industry (TWI) developed programs to help industry cope with the flood of new and unskilled war workers. -
Training, Development, Education and Learning
Pre and post World War II the only incentive for an individual to change was the need to meet the requirements for promotion and even more responsibility. The significant growth of industrial organizations between the 1950s and 1960s however, contributed to the distinctions between training, development, education and learning. During this time training functions and programs began to really develop within organizations. -
"Learning"
The term "learning" was seldom used in training function discourse during the 1960's. The era was mostly that of systematic training, fuelled by skill shortages of the previous era's. Training needs stemmed from organizational priorities. Skilled training representatives/professionals diagnosed needs, set objectives and devised programs. Employees were trained in large groups, or squads, and the process was considered effective for most manual skills training. -
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
The act was designed to train workers and provide them with jobs in the public service. The intent was to impart a marketable skill that would allow participants to move to an unsubsidized job. It was an extension of the Works Progress Administration program from the 1930s. Years later it was replaced by the Job Training Partnership Act. -
Training and Jobs
The 1980's were big years of change when it came to training and education. The hiring process for many organizations was now an investment process. Organizations were looking for every way to save money. Training was always considered but would never be cut because employers knew the value in training and what it provided. -
The 90's
In the late 80's and into the 90's there was a large surge in technology advancement and use. This all played into training and how it could be more effective. With the introduction of personal computers and advancement in communications (instant messaging) training could now be made more accessible to everyone from all walks. -
2000's and beyond
In the early 2000's we saw the emergence of Social Media and various social platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter and many more. These platforms would be the gateways into new forms of training and learning. Social media is now a staple in our everyday lives. Using these platforms as training and learning tools are the now and the future.
