The Evolution of the Training Profession from WWII to Present by Dannielle Brown AET 570

By danniellej

  • 1950 - Cultural shift toward formal training (Austin, 2006).

    • High schools began incorporating vocational or trade courses into their curriculum
    • Teaching young adults physical job skills in a structured environment
    • Job corp
    • Instructional design

  • 1960 -Decade of Development / Teaching Machines (Austin, 2006)

    • On the job training
    • Apprenticeship
    • Classroom
    • Systemic training

  • 1970 - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

    • Define and enforced wide range of safety standards and industry practice ("Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Home," n.d.)
    • Individualized training - computer based training (CBT)

  • 1980 - Training Profession and Budgets

    • Women entering field of training and development (Esetp, 2008)

  • 1990 - New Technology

    • New opportunities to expand profession *Educate in multicultural / generational environments

  • 2000 to Present Evolving Technology

    • Social media
    • Web tools
    • Presentation tools
    • Interactive video
    • Web and teleconferencing