Describes a skill and theory training program in technical occupations for disadvantaged workers at the Atomic Energy Commission Plant at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Results were highly successful with large increases in yearly earnings reported by those trainees completing the program. (BC)

Describes a program that moves apprentices more quickly into journeyman-level jobs and makes use of correspondence work to supplement on-the-job training. (Author/MU)

The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) and the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act's (CETA) cooperative relationship regarding the development of environmental manpower programs on a State and local level is discussed. Environmental programs resulting from CETA aid are described and EPA statistics given, stating that such programs are…

Study assesses impact of job training on individuals and institutions. (Editor)

The low-cost day care center described is industry-sponsored, not for the company's employees, but as a community service enabling welfare mothers to work while their children enjoy a development-enhancing curriculum provided by trained teachers, once welfare recipients. Executives believe business must help the disadvantaged solve their problems.…

A bilingual Manpower Recreation Training Program in Hialeah, Florida, provides on-the-job training for underemployed or unemployed 18 to 24 year olds from disadvantaged families. The year-round program encompasses classroom as well as playground training, and participant reactions describe a successful program. (LH)