It was 1793‚ when Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. A cotton gin is a machine that quickly separates cotton fibers from their seeds. This allows for much greater productivity than manual cotton separation. Eli Whitney was born on December 8‚ 1765 in Westborough‚ Massachusetts. He died on January 8‚ 1825. When he was a child‚ he loved working in his father’s workshop. He’d take things apart‚ then put them back together again. (For example‚ a clock.) He worked on a Georgian Plantation when he was
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Gang Resistance Education and Training Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T) is a national program that educates elementary and middle school children how to avoid becoming a gang member. The program is instructed by police officers and is part classroom instruction and other learning activities. “The goal of the GREAT program is to teach youth how to set goals for themselves‚ how to resist peer pressure‚ how to resolve conflicts‚ and how gangs can affect the quality of their lives
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employability of graduates from higher institutions of learning under Talent Corp and also the 1Malaysia Training Scheme (SL1M). The implementation of the SL1M program was first launched in 1st June 2011. The Malaysian government had taken several initiatives to produce more talent in the labor market. For example‚ in 28 September 2012‚ the Prime Minister had recognized “Strengthening Education and Training‟ as one of the key focus area during his 2013 Budget speech (2013 Budget Commentary & Tax Information
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Employee Training and Career Development Paper Suzette Smith University of Phoenix HRM/300 November 12‚ 2012 Angela Oden “HRM is concerned with the people dimensions in management. Since every organization is made up of people‚ acquiring their services‚ developing their skills‚ motivating them to higher levels of performance and ensuring that they continue to maintain their commitment to the organization are essential to achieving organizational objectives. This is true‚ regardless of
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Learning and Performance Development in Asia: A Study of the Evaluation of McDonald’s & BreadTalk’s Training Programs Executive Summary This report reviews the current methods on evaluating training programs by BreadTalk‚ with an aim of improving its evaluation methods. Through a search of literature and an analysis of current methods‚ the report summarises the latest thinking on evaluating training programs and provides insights on how BreadTalk can improve the quality and management of
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Dear‚ Captain Nielson and Whitney You are probably wondering what happened to me‚ the last night that I had been on the ship after Whitney had gone to bed. I went to smoke pipe on the afterdeck. I had heard 3 gun shots somewhere‚ off in the blackness. When I heard the gun shots I went to see if there was anything I could see. But I couldn’t see anything so I got up onto the railing for a greater elevation‚ and then a rope hit my pipe and it was knocked from my mouth. As a reaction I lunged for it
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Employment Selection and Training and Development Programs One would think that the employee selection process would be simple‚ but it is not. Two cases will demonstrate what is not‚ and what the correct way to approach a hiring situation is. There are specific ways to handle each situation that will minimize the risk to the company during the selection process. These alternative solutions will prevent the companies from ending up in court for discrimination in the hiring process. Speedy Delivery
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area of the Human Resource Management function is training and development for the effective utilization of human resources. Training is the act of expanding the knowledge and skill of an individual for doing a particular job. In the present situation training is increasingly seen as a method for not just encouraging the development of the individual employee however as an integrated part of organizational growth. Ngirwa (2009)‚ defined training as a learning process in which employees acquire knowledge
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Award in Education and Training (City and Guilds 6502) Level 3 ‘RESOURCE PACK B’ Assignment construction kit This belongs to: ‘Andragogic Education’ - Aned Ltd. 11 Church Road‚ Great Bookham. KT233PB Contents Page Constructing your Award in Education and Training portfolio 3 Guide to writing Award in Education and Training answers 3 & 4 Assessment record form 6 A) Unit 301 – requirements and assessment criteria 9 B) Unit 302 – requirements and assessment criteria 18
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The Student Industrial Work-Experience Scheme (SIWES) is a planned and supervised training intervention based on stated and specific learning and career objectives‚ and geared towards developing the occupational competencies of the participants. It is a programme required to be undertaken by all students of tertiary institutions in Nigeria pursuing courses in “specialized engineering‚ technical‚ business‚ applied sciences and applied arts”
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