Skills Training and Workforce Development with Reference to Underemployment and Migration

This study evaluated a program arising from the Commonwealth policy of regionalised training for general practice with regard to the outcomes for the region investing in the training program. A complete operational audit was performed of the outcomes of a training provider of the Commonwealth program, evaluating workforce contribution and retention in the region during and after training, stratified for the effects of locally contextualising, advanced skill training and origin of trainee. The local regional workforce contribution during training peaked at 130 full-time equivalents in 2015. Cumulatively, 53% of alumni remained in the region, but over 40% moved to practice in metropolitan south-east Queensland and other Australian capital cities. Local contextualising of training, completing additional advanced skills training and being an Australian graduate were associated with increased retention in the region. A regional training program is a significant local asset introducing potential general practitioners (GPs) to the region. However, this regional area has become a ‘rural’ training ground for GPs into metropolitan practice rather than local investment translating as comprehensively as possible into long-term local workforce. The Commonwealth program should focus on local workforce outcomes as an evaluation metric rather than the proportion of trainees in rural training. What is known about the topic?Retention in regional areas following the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) program measured on a national basis is greater following regional-based training. What does this paper add?Local workforce return on investment for training providers in GP is substantial. Contextualised local rural training, Australian graduates and trainees completing advanced rural training improve local return on training investment. A significant proportion of this rural local training program investment provides GPs for metropolitan southeast Queensland. What are the implications for practitioners?National and regional investment in the AGPT should recognise that despite the lesser supervisory medical workforce and resources, regional training still supports metropolitan GP workforce development. Australian graduates are more likely to remain in a region following local training, as are those who have additionally completed advanced rural skill training.

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Genesis at work: Advancing inclusive innovation through manufacturing extension

Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit ◽

10.1177/02690942211029518 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 026909422110295

Author(s):

Nichola Lowe ◽

Greg Schrock ◽

Ranita Jain ◽

Maureen Conway

Keyword(s):

Workforce Development ◽

Skills Training ◽

Integrated Approach ◽

Job Quality ◽

Business Success ◽

Quality Improvements ◽

Business Operations ◽

Inclusive Innovation ◽

Reducing Costs ◽

Productivity And Competitiveness

US manufacturing is struggling with both a productivity and job quality challenge. These challenges are interconnected, reinforcing the need for increased coordination of economic and workforce development efforts. This article outlines the evaluation findings of a novel business-facing initiative called the Genesis Movement, to understand its role in reshaping the workforce experience within small- and medium-sized manufacturing businesses in Chicago, Illinois. Spearheaded in 2014 by the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC), Genesis starts with the premise that workforce practices are central to business operations, productivity, and competitiveness—and therefore, manufacturing extension services need to promote improvements to job quality in support of long-term business success. This integrated approach represents a form of “inclusive innovation,” expanding the capacities of firms and workers to adapt in a competitive environment where pressures to maintain high quality while reducing costs are ever-present. Firms that participate in Genesis learn to adopt an inclusive organizational culture, using front-line worker engagement, skills training, and job quality improvements to drive performance and process innovation. As such, Genesis offers transferable lessons that could be leveraged by other manufacturing-supporting organizations to benefit their industry clients and the workers they employ.

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Trauma-focused skills training for practitioners

Conflict, Peace and Mental Health ◽

10.7228/manchester/9780719090998.003.0009 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

David Bolton

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Northern Ireland ◽

Workforce Development ◽

Trauma Exposure ◽

Skills Training ◽

Development Programme ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Trauma Informed ◽

War And Conflict

This Chapter looks in detail at the development of a training and workforce development programme at the Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma and Transformation (NICTT), in Omagh. With particular reference to one of the courses developed at the Centre, the author concludes that more often than not, the pre-existing services, skills set and capabilities of a community will be insufficient to address the distinctive trauma-related needs that emerge during and following war and conflict. He argues that the trauma skills of pre-existing services should be enhanced by introducing additional and relevant theoretical and evidence-based approaches to understanding and addressing mental health needs. Where trauma exposure is a major concern, the development of trauma informed and trauma focused systems and services will be required. He argues for a unifying therapeutic literacy that connects all endeavours to address the mental health consequences of conflict. The role of service commissioners and funders (for example, the SEUPB) in building capacity in existing services, is discussed.

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Social learning dynamics influence performance in career-oriented educational virtual environments

10.31234/osf.io/vhrng ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Bradley Dillon Pitcher ◽

Tara Behrend ◽

Daniel Ravid ◽

Peter Mancarella

Keyword(s):

Social Learning ◽

Virtual Environments ◽

Workforce Development ◽

Social Dynamics ◽

Real Life ◽

Skills Training ◽

Performance Outcomes ◽

Learning Dynamics ◽

Individual Level ◽

Group Members

Educational virtual environments (EVEs) are defined by their immersiveness and fidelity to real-life scenarios. EVEs are associated with positive learning outcomes, but research has largely not explored the psychological processes underlying these outcomes. We present two studies that explore this phenomenon in welding skills training. Study 1 provides evidence that welding career exploration in EVEs is associated with positive career-related attitudes. Study 2 explored psychological mechanisms that may explain the attitudinal and performance outcomes of skills training in career-oriented EVEs through a social learning perspective. Since EVEs vary in their level of immersion and fidelity, this study compared groups training with VR to groups using a desktop simulation. Findings indicated strong social learning dynamics in both EVE contexts, but effects were stronger for the VR condition. Learners within groups converged on performance, and the performance of group members who functioned as behavioral models significantly predicted the performance of other group members. Performance at the individual level, in turn, predicted career self-efficacy but only for men. Overall, we observed that social dynamics were powerful among both EVE conditions and that these processes influenced learner performance and attitudinal outcomes. We conclude with recommendations for implementing career-oriented EVEs in skills training and implications for STEM workforce development.

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Demonstration of Retinal Glycogen with Silver Methenamine

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100066875 ◽

1971 ◽

Vol 29 ◽

pp. 564-565

Author(s):

A. W. Sedar ◽

G. H. Bresnick

Keyword(s):

Lactic Acid ◽

Chromic Acid ◽

Periodic Acid ◽

Müller Cell ◽

External Limiting Membrane ◽

Electron Microscope Level ◽

Reactive Process ◽

Inner Limiting Membrane ◽

Muller Cell ◽

And Migration

After experimetnal damage to the retina with a variety of procedures Müller cell hypertrophy and migration occurs. According to Kuwabara and others the reactive process in these injuries is evidenced by a marked increase in amount of glycogen in the Müller cells. These cells were considered originally supporting elements with fiber processes extending throughout the retina from inner limiting membrane to external limiting membrane, but are known now to have high lactic acid dehydrogenase activity and the ability to synthesize glycogen. Since the periodic acid-chromic acid-silver methenamine technique was shown to demonstrate glycogen at the electron microscope level, it was selected to react with glycogen in the fine processes of the Müller cell that ramify among the neural elements in various layers of the retina and demarcate these cells cytologically. The Rhesus monkey was chosen as an example of a well vascularized retina and the rabbit as an example of a avascular retina to explore the possibilities of the technique.

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Structure and migration of planar defects in crystals observed in atomic scale

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100108568 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

pp. 284-285 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

H. Hashimoto ◽

Y. Sugimoto ◽

Y. Takai ◽

H. Endoh

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscope ◽

Rotation Angle ◽

Crystal Surface ◽

Electron Gun ◽

Atomic Scale ◽

Present Observation ◽

Twist Boundary ◽

Optical Magnification ◽

Zinc Crystal ◽

And Migration

As was demonstrated by the present authors that atomic structure of simple crystal can be photographed by the conventional 100 kV electron microscope adjusted at “aberration free focus (AFF)” condition. In order to operate the microscope at AFF condition effectively, highly stabilized electron beams with small energy spread and small beam divergence are necessary. In the present observation, a 120 kV electron microscope with LaB6 electron gun was used. The most of the images were taken with the direct electron optical magnification of 1.3 million times and then magnified photographically.1. Twist boundary of ZnSFig. 1 is the image of wurtzite single crystal with twist boundary grown on the surface of zinc crystal by the reaction of sulphur vapour of 1540 Torr at 500°C. Crystal surface is parallel to (00.1) plane and electron beam is incident along the axis normal to the crystal surface. In the twist boundary there is a dislocation net work between two perfect crystals with a certain rotation angle.

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Improving Communication Skills in Health Care

Perspectives on Communication Disorders and Sciences in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations ◽

10.1044/cds20.3.109 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 109-117

Author(s):

Lynda Katz Wilner ◽

Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Patient Satisfaction ◽

Communication Skills ◽

Health Care Professionals ◽

Skills Training ◽

International Medical Graduate ◽

Medical Graduate ◽

Health Care Environment ◽

Medical Interpreters ◽

Accent Modification

Hospital reimbursements are linked to patient satisfaction surveys, which are directly related to interpersonal communication between provider and patient. In today’s health care environment, interactions are challenged by diversity — Limited English proficient (LEP) patients, medical interpreters, International Medical Graduate (IMG) physicians, nurses, and support staff. Accent modification training for health care professionals can improve patient satisfaction and reduce adverse events. Surveys were conducted with medical interpreters and trainers of medical interpreting programs to determine the existence and support for communication skills training, particularly accent modification, for interpreters and non-native English speaking medical professionals. Results of preliminary surveys suggest the need for these comprehensive services. 60.8% believed a heavy accent, poor diction, or a different dialect contributed to medical errors or miscommunication by a moderate to significant degree. Communication programs should also include cultural competency training to optimize patient care outcomes. Examples of strategies for training are included.

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A Comparison of Experiential and Observational Approaches for Enhancing the Interpersonal Communication Skills of Speech-Language Pathology Students

Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders ◽

10.1044/jshd.4602.208 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 46 (2) ◽

pp. 208-213 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Deborah R. Klevans ◽

Helen B. Volz ◽

Robert M. Friedman

Keyword(s):

Interpersonal Communication ◽

Skills Training ◽

Speech Language Pathology ◽

Student Speech ◽

Verbal Skills ◽

Interpersonal Effectiveness ◽

Helping Relationship ◽

Interpersonal Skills Training ◽

Language Pathology ◽

Clinical Interactions

The effects of two short-term interpersonal skills training approaches on the verbal behavior of student speech-language pathologists were evaluated during peer interviews. Students who had participated in an experiential program in which they practiced specific verbal skills used significantly more verbal behaviors though to facilitate a helping relationship than did students whose training had consisted of observing and analyzing these verbal skills in clinical interactions. Comparisons with results of previous research suggest that length of training may be a crucial variable as students appear to need considerable time and practice to master the complex skills necessary for interpersonal effectiveness.

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