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6. The Role of Proprietary Schools
6. The Role of Proprietary Schools
Pages 62-63
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Klus and Jones jl978bJ report that approximately 10,000 engineers are participating in private entrepreneurial technical courses at any given time. In a survey of career development activities of 87 companies that subscribe to Research Management, Thompson and Drake ; 1983J found that 47 percent employed private entrepreneurial training courses as a career development medium.
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has identified an initial undertaking in this area, by Hope Reports, Inc., a consulting firm that publishes reference material relating to training activities of commercial firms, associations, and institutes. According to a 1984 survey, a conservative estimate of the size of the proprietary training industry would be $2 billion annually, including off-the-shelf, custom-designed, and generic services.
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