Manpower planning is a new approach &, which represents a systems approach to personnel in which the emphasis is on the inter relationships among various personnel policies and programs. This contrasts with more traditional 'piecemeal' concern with selection, training, promotion and rest as separate compartmentalized functions. Training is a profession in itself but 'responsibility for it cannot solely rest within that profession. Encyclopaedia of Management Training, in two volumes contains the highly rich information on Management Training. Major topics are: Training Objectives and Strategies; Manpower Training and Development Methods and Techniques of Training ; Training Resources; Strategies of Manpower Training; Technical Training and Opportunities; Training Aids; Evaluation and Validation; Development of Training; and Industrial Safety Training etc. This will prove an ideal reference work for all the concerned.