Applied education, the integration of academic and vocational curricula, cannot supply the trained people needed by a rapidly changing society without sufficient planning and resources. Shortages of skilled workers are a societal issue requiring significant structural adjustment in the way skilled trades are managed. (JOW)

Until women working in all skilled trades becomes an everyday occurrence, career and school counselors owe it to all women to make the participation of women in the trades a top priority. (Author)

Skilled labor is one of the major requirements for economic growth. It is one of the major constraints on industrial expansion and diversification. Meeting the need for skilled labor in the 1980s is a challenge that demands a concerted effort by the national and provincial governments, educators, business, and labor. (Author)

The author observes that we are in a period in which unemployment is coupled with the shortage of skilled manpower. The response to these concerns must involve improved manpower planning between public and private sectors. (JOW)

Discusses a study of attitudes toward the skilled trades and why, although there is a generally positive attitude among students and parents, there is a shortage of skilled workers. (JOW)