Technical training in the twenty-first century needs to adapt high technology to instructional methodology. Increased levels of technical skills will be taught in a climate of fewer dollars and with fewer active duty personnel available for instructor duty. This paper reports the results of a preliminary study to improve training in the twenty-first century in this climate.

Some of the alternatives explored include: contracting out entire training centers, life cycle contractor training of weapons systems and/or selected equipments, and use of future information systems to reduce or eliminate, the physical co-location of students and instructors. Areas for further study which have been identified include: identification of required information system capabilities; application of artificial intelligence to course design, development, and delivery; design of low cost generic terminals; and development of an algorithm which aids in the identification of factors essential to successful delivery of remote instruction.