Evolution of the Training Profession

By anitawashington

  • Works Progress Administration, created in 1935

    Works Progress Administration, created in 1935
    The first system for federally funded training and employment assistance in the United States was the Works Progress Administration, created in 1935nited States was the Works Progress Administration, Created in 1935 to help with the extraordinary unemployment crisis that occurred during the Great Depression. In 1962,

  • Apprenticeship Implimented In the Unites States

    Apprenticeship Implimented In the Unites States
    Apprenticeship Act Allows Labor Department to Oversee On-the-Job Training("The U.s. Department Of Labor Historical Timeline", n.d.).

  • Women Go To Work

    Women Go To Work
    In the early 1940s, though, as American women flooded the labor force in order to replace the millions of men who had gone off to war(Cosgrove, July 15, 2014).

  • Number One job in 1950

    Number One job in 1950
    In 1950, the number one job for American women was the secretarial occupation.The most common job for American women today is still the same (in Hillary Clinton’s world that would have been with a capital “S”). According to the U.S. Census, 96% of the approximately 4 million people who identify themselves today as secretaries (or something similar) are women("Secretaries Of The 1950s And 1960s", April 22, 2013).

  • The National Defense Education Act

    The National Defense Education Act
    1958 The National Defense Education Act of 1958.providing federal aid to all levels of public and private education in the United States. The act stressed education in math, sciences, and foreign languages and gave extensive funding for low-interest student loans.

  • Manpower Developmentand Training Act

    Manpower Developmentand Training Act
    Manpower Development
    and Training Act
    (MDTA), 1962
    Institutional and on-the-job
    training (OJT) ( UPJOHN INSTITUTE;U.S. Dept. of Labor, 2004).

  • (WIN) program

    (WIN) program
    1967 The Social Security Act is amended to include a Work Incentive (WIN) program designed to encourage recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) to work without losing most of their benefits(Barker,, 1995).

  • Employment andTraining Act

    Employment andTraining Act
    Comprehensive
    Employment and
    Training Act (CETA),
    1973.On-the-job training, classroom
    skill training, classroom soft
    skills training, work experience
    in public agencies, and Public
    Service Employment (PSE).
    Training was targeted to low
    income persons, welfare
    recipients, and disadvantaged
    youth ( UPJOHN INSTITUTE;U.S. Dept. of Labor, 2004).

  • Job Training PartnershipAct (JTPA), 1982

    Job Training PartnershipAct (JTPA), 1982
    Job Training Partnership
    Act (JTPA), 1982
    On-the-job training, Classroom
    skill training, Classroom soft
    skills training, and WorkLow income, public assistance
    recipients, dislocated workers,
    and disadvantaged youth( UPJOHN INSTITUTE;U.S. Dept. of Labor, 2004).
    experience in public agencies

  • Training in 1990's

    Training in 1990's
    An Emphasis On Training For the 1990's. An alarm has also been sounded by the American Society for Training and Development, which recently began a campaign called Train America's Work Force. The society has 55,000 members, 85 percent of whom are training managers and another 11 percent outside consultants or suppliers of training equipment. (Fowler, December 25, 1990).

  • Present Training 2016

    Present Training 2016
    Current trends in the marketplace indicate that in 2016 there will be a move towards bite-sized training and training on the move, so employees can dip into programmes when and where it suits them. Also, increasingly sophisticated ‘gamification’ techniques will help boost learner engagement in training programmes by making learning more fun and entertaining. Here are five trends to look out for this coming year("Training Trends For 2016", January 2016).

  • References

    References
    Barker,, R. L. (1995). MILESTONES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WELFARE 1950s to Present. Retrieved from http://www.socialworkers.org/profession/centennial/milestones_4.htm
    Cosgrove, B. ( July 15, 2014). Women of Steel: LIFE With Female Factory Workers in World War II. Retrieved from http://time.com/3623449/women-of-steel-life-with-female-factory-workers-in-world-war-ii/
    Demand Media. (n.d.). What Is the Job Training Partnership Act?. Retrieved from http://smallbusiness.chron.c

  • The year 2000

    The year 2000
    In the year 200, techonlogy took the front seat for training. Most traiing prgrams or classes can be taken online. Indivuduals are seeking skills online at a rapid rate. We can ecpect a rise in online leanring.