By comparing supply and demand data for each of 142 occupational categories, Pennsylvania program planners can spot critical shortages in any of the Commonwealth's major labor markets. (Editor)

Lack of information on occupational supply and demand is cited as the prime reason for ineffective program planning in vocational education. The article looks at the primary planning decision: whom to serve, how many, what to offer, where to offer it, when to offer it, and how to offer it. (Author/BP)

Comprehensive manpower planning at the national level to meet manpower needs is impossible because there is no single agency authorized to affect such a planning effort. (SB)

The plight of the Alaskan native is forcefully described here. Employers recruit outside the state, while native residents, able and willing to work, cannot find jobs. Meanwhile Artic oil discoveries threaten to compound the dilemma. (Editor)

State director cites basic steps vocational education should take to achieve the goal, career education for all. (Editor)

Implications of Bureau of Labor Statistics projections for trade-technical education. (SB)

Implications of Bureau of Labor Statistics projections for education in business and marketing. (SB)

The article describes a planning model developed by the University of Nebraska for specialized distributive education programs at the postsecondary level that collects data from two sources of information--prospective students and potential employers--to determine the need for such programs as floristry, hardware marketing, advertising, and food…

In view of the trend at the national level for vocational education to be handled by non-educational agencies, the author recommends a stronger concreted effort for many State Manpower Development Training Act and vocational education laws that ensure people-centered programs rather than politically-centered programs. (Author/EA)

Discusses the developmental activities in the field of education of the International Labor Organization. (SB)

Industry-taxed training system shows sturdy growth. (Editor)

An Administration spokesman calls upon vocational educators to evaluate their role in education and manpower training in terms of contemporary circumstances. Excerpts from his address are published here. (Editor)