by Ronald L JacobsJacobs defines Structured On the Job training and provides a rationale based on the need to develop high levels of employee competence, or expertise, in the workplace. He then describes a six-step process used to design and implement S-OJT programs. The emphasis here is how S-OJT can be used for managerial training, technical training, and awareness training. The chapters in the final section describe how S-OJT has been used to achieve organizational and societal goals. Included in this section are discussions regarding S-OJT as an organizational change strategy, quality management, cross-cultural aspects, and workforce development.

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Local authorities and the police are being urged to make greater use of the powers they have to tackle anti-social behaviour. The call came from the Home Secretary, David Blunkett who also launched a new awards scheme to recognise people taking action to reduce the problems in their communities.Mr. Blunkett was speaking before the third reading of the Anti-Social Behaviour Bill, which includes new powers that the government believes will make a difference to communities blighted by noisy neighbours, vandals and thugs. He said people expected to live free from fear and it was right that they looked to local agencies to do all they could to protect them.

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Racism is blocking the career progression of doctors from ethnic minorities and from overseas according to a new report from the British Medical Association as part of its cohort study which tracks the careers of around 500 medical graduates who qualified in 1995.The study ‘Racism in the Medical Profession: The Experience of UK Graduates’ shows that racism is evident in access to training and careers and it says racism is seen as “acceptable” behaviour within the NHS. Doctors participating in the survey were asked their views on whether their ethnicity was a factor in their career progression.

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