Primary and secondary OMs showed small effects in favour of alternative training modes, although these effects were statistically insignificant for all primary OMs.
As in Experiment 1, results for alternative training modes were not significantly different, so the data are shown combined, as well as separately, in Table 2.
In a swipe at colleges of education, for example, the administration deemed neophytes enrolled in alternative teacher training courses "highly qualified," thus lowering the standards already in place in many states.
Alternative training opportunities are arising, too.
But it is in poor countries that interest in alternative ways of training doctors and in alternatives to doctors themselves has produced the most innovation.One approach to making doctors more efficient is to focus what they do.
In New York, much of the money in the fund has gone to investments in alternative energy technologies, training for green jobs, and energy efficiency programs like subsidized energy audits for homes and other buildings.
Most time, the former mentioned organizations may face difficulties trying to balance between choosing the right alternatives, training their employees in that area of interest, increasing reliability, and maximizing efficiency.
The suggestions included ' training in alternative handling and postures', gaining knowledge of 'less physically demanding' yet effective treatment techniques, manual handling training specific to clinical settings in addition to generic organisation wide training, and education and training regarding the use and application of equipment.
There were no significant differences between the prescriptions offered by doctors trained in Western medicine and those trained in alternative systems (Table 3).
At the same time, many traditional medical doctors, recognizing patients' demand for alternative therapies, have signed up for training in alternative therapies or added alternative professionals to their staffs.
