Manpower training in eastern forest industry: a review and assessment

doi:10.2737/NE-RP-453

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Manpower training in eastern forest industry: a review and assessment

Informally Refereed

Year:

1980

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NE-RP-453

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-453. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 20p.

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Abstract

Most training in forest industry takes place on the job and is more effective in sawmilling than in logging. Many training programs for woods workers have been ineffective because the rewards of the work are insufficient to attract capable people, leaving the industry to operate in a secondary labor market. Some characteristics of the work and of the technology suggest a need for training of machine operators in the industry, but others do not. An upgrading of pay and working conditions might attract workers of higher quality, thus reducing the need for training. There is a need for training of mechanics and managers, and this need will increase in the future.

Citation

White, David E. 1980. Manpower training in eastern forest industry: a review and assessment. Res. Pap. NE-453. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 20p.