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Technical training

Training covers a lot of ground. Technical training, specifically, is an area that some technical writers move into or work with. Like technical writing, technical training refers to specific tasks that people need to learn in order to perform their jobs.

Books for technical trainers

Here are books of interest to technical trainers. You should also have a look at our Instructional Design and e-learning/WBT pages.

1.		Developing Technical Training: A Structured Approach for Developing Classroom and Computer-based Instructional Materials from Pfeiffer Price: $29.70 Customer Review: Excellent book! Has changed the way I build my e-learning courses for medical graduates. Easy to read, filled with guidelines and examples.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

2.		Demystifying Technical Training: Partnership, Strategy, and Execution from Pfeiffer Price: $37.09	Click here for more information

3.		Developing Training Courses : A Technical Writer's Guide to Instructional Design and Development from Learning Edge Price: $29.95 Customer Review: This is one of the best books of those that help you determine what should be included in your training course - to plan objectives and then break it down into the detail. It also covers how to test the effectiveness of the course. However, it does not give any information at all about what a course... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

4.		Building Effective Technical Training: How to Develop Hard Skills Within Organizations from Pfeiffer Price: $43.27 Customer Review: "Building effective technical training: How to develop hard skills within organizations" by Rothwell and Benkowski is intended for any worker who must apply devices (such as PC's, software) that "govern them and their work", engineers and workers who apply special knowledge in manufacturing... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

5.		Technical and Vocational Education and Training: An investment-based approach from Continuum Price: $94.90	Click here for more information

6.	[no image]	Training Complex Cognitive Skills: A Four-Component Instructional Design Model for Technical Training from Educational Technology Pubns Price: $174.95 Customer Review: This book is the result of over a decade of research by the author at the University of Twente. Merrienboer has managed to synthesize much of the current thinking and research in cognitive psychology, instructional design, and training. He has integrated the theoretical with the practical to provide... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

7.		Development Technical Training: A Structured Approach for Developing Classroom and Computer-based Instructional Materials , 2nd Edition from Pfeiffer Price: $48.34 Customer Review: Dr. Clark's book is an easy-to-read guide on how to design training according to the five types of content: procedures, factual information, concepts, processes and principles. She clearly defines each type and then explains to the reader how to design learning based on the "remember level"... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

8.		International Comparisons of Chinas Technical and Vocational Education and Training System (Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects) from Springer Price: $137.42	Click here for more information

9.		Translator Self-Training--Japanese Patents: A Practical Course in Technical Translation (Translators Self-Training) from Schreiber Publishing, Inc. Price: $44.09 Customer Review: I was looking for a book that gave you pointers and advice. This is a collection of original and translated patents. You're supposed to translated the original and compare with the translated version, thus "self-training." Hmmm.	Customer Rating: 2.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

10.	[no image]	Training the Technical Work Force (Jossey Bass Business and Management Series) from Jossey-Bass Inc Pub Price: $9.95	Click here for more information

11.	[no image]	Aircraft Engines (Navy Training Courses Navpers 10334-A) from Bureau of Naval Personnel	Click here for more information

12.		Handbook of Research on E-Learning Applications for Career and Technical Education: Technologies for Vocational Training (2 Volumes) from IGI Global Price: $325.00	Click here for more information

13.		Audio Production and Critical Listening: Technical Ear Training from Focal Press Price: $39.72 Customer Review: Corey has a great idea here. If you're new to audio this will teach load of specific skills related to listening and mixing. Even if you've been recording a long time this software can help fill in some holes in your audio ability, refresh or tweak what you have already learned....very cool....	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

14.	[no image]	Developing technical training: A structured approach for the development of classroom and computer-based instructional materials from Buzzards Bay Press Customer Review: This book is still a great resource! Ruth Colvin Clark's work remains one of the most widely quoted resources in instructional design circles, including the instructional design special interest group of the Society of Technical Communicators. While you wait for your copy to arrive, you can peruse... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

15.		Rediscovering Apprenticeship: Research Findings of the International Network on Innovative Apprenticeship (INAP) (Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects) from Springer Price: $98.74	Click here for more information

16.		Elementary Course In Mechanical Drawing, Part 1: For Manual Training And Technical Schools (1904) from Kessinger Publishing, LLC Price: $25.64	Click here for more information

17.		Mental Toughness Training for Soccer: Maximizing Technical and Mental Mechanics (Coaches Choice) from Coaches Choice Books Price: $16.84	Click here for more information

18.	[no image]	Ford Fuel Injection Systems: Diagnosis & Repair (Bear Technical Training Systems) from Hypergraphics Corporation	Click here for more information

19.	[no image]	Vocational and Technical Education and Training (World Bank Policy Paper) from World Bank Publications	Click here for more information

20.		Supplement 1 to the Astd Technical and Skills Training Handbook from Mcgraw-Hill (Tx) Price: $52.04	Click here for more information

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