Case
Studies
Many workplaces have
success stories about how developing employees' basic skills
have had a positive impact on performance, productivity and
profit.
These three examples
illustrate what that can mean for your company. If these
organizations can benefit, so can yours!
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Profits at
Chicago-based Juno Lighting, an equipment manufacturing
company, increased 15 percent through a combination of new
technology that brought the per-unit cost down and the
increased capacity of WEP-trained employees to use the
technology effectively.
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At Baker
Enterprises, a sheet metal fabrication company in Michigan,
WEP graduates' skills led to reduced overheads and a
requirement for fewer supervisors, and contributed to a 5
percent sales increase that enhanced the bottom line.
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Seattle's
Marriott Hotel noted an improved quality of work amongst
employees that participated in WEPs. As William Fleet,
Director of Human Resources, observes: "Before
training, quality was a result of luck rather than
intention." Now, Marriott's employees bring a
better attitude to the workplace and perform better in their
jobs.
The
American Productivity and Quality Centre (APQC) presents
free case studies, articles and reports on measuring the impact
of employee learning and on assessing learning outcomes.
http://www.apqc.org/search/dispRelatedItems.cfm?ProductType=Free&ProductID=1254
PPL
Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, designed a customer-service
training program that used technology as a tool, not a
replacement for other methods. Instead, program delivery methods
included instructor-led training with mentors, Web-based
self-study, and on-the-job practice.
URL: http://www.workforce.com/archive/feature/22/28/64/223971.php
Green-Collar Jobs Campaign, an Ella Baker Centre Initiative (pdf)
This guidebook provides an
overview of green-collar job training programs’ current status
and emphasizes elements of a successful program. Case studies
and training models are included which describe a number of
green-collar job training programs in the State of California.
Workplace Learning in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises:
Effective Practices for Improving Productivity and
Competitiveness: this report
looks at the value of investing in workplace learning and
training practices in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, and
the impacts and outcomes for improved workplace skills and
organizational performance.
It’s Our Right: A Showcase of
Workplace Education Programs and Learner Stories:
this Canadian
publication highlights stories of different Canadian Union
of Public Employees locals across Canada that have
successfully taken on the challenge of setting up
workplace education programs.
URL:
http://library.nald.ca/learning/item/8117
Effective models of employment-based
training: this research
explores a variety of current employment-based training
models and proposes five enhancements for higher-level
qualifications. These changes concentrate on maintaining a
balance of learning experiences between educational
institutions and the workplace.
URL:
http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/1990.html
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