The article describes the efforts of the St. Louis Regional Industrial Development Corporation to change the image of vocational-technical education in order to meet the projected manpower needs in the labor market. (AG)

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)

Most Manpower educators will be attracted to the last paragraph where the author offers an evaluation model on request. (Editor)

Vocational training conducted by and for industry. (Editor)

This article appears in Manpower Research Visibility, a supplement to American Vocational Journal. (MU)

This article appears in Manpower Research Visibility, a supplement to American Vocational Journal. (MU)

Oklahoma's occupational training information system--an innovation for statewide planning and action. (Editor)

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)

Thirteen research reviews in this issue pertain to manpower research organized under these topics: (1) Manpower and Youth, treating youth unemployment and the youth labor market, (2) Manpower Needs, including an analysis of manpower research since World War II, health manpower planning, the shortage of skilled and technical workers, a projection…

Local labor unions know where the jobs are, what kind of training is needed, what kind of equipment is used, and can predict the needs of the local labor market. Several schools are involved in curriculum projects in which labor unions are cooperating with schools to prepare students for apprenticeships. (Author/BP)

Discusses four influences on the job market and the direction of manpower development--supply-demand factors, interventionist activity, socio-political considerations, and economic conditions. Concludes by noting what the local education program should be doing in response to students and their job needs. (SH)