TY  - JOUR
AB  - Covers a special issue of this journal (E+T) which looks at various ways of keeping the workforce data specific and able to adapt. States that some of the articles explore the relationship between employers and the education world of business. Draws on experiences from the USA, the UK and Europe; and among the businesses discussed are: Microsoft; IBM; Maytag corp.; Vauxhall; St John Ambulance; McDonald‘s; Bradford Management Centre; Bayer; Newcastle upon Tyne City Council and the University of Northumbria; University of Leuven (Belgium); and Stanford University Office of Technology licensing. Proposes that the overriding theme herein is that the lethargy within UK companies must be overcome if the UK is to remain an economy with competitiveness as its catchword. Concludes that the recruitment of the right people, allied to training, will lead to retainment of the staff and increases in creativity and productivity.
VL  - 42
IS  - 7
SN  - 0040-0912
DO  - 10.1108/EUM0000000005372
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000005372
AU  - Pollitt David
PY  - 2000
Y1  - 2000/01/01
TI  - Making education and training work: case studies of good practice
T2  - Education + Training
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 403
EP  - 426
Y2  - 2024/04/18
ER  -