Combined education and training programs can provide a meaningful approach to the potential problems arising from automation. (MF)

Careers of 185 unemployed aerospace professionals from aerospace and defense industries are documented following completion of a month-long orientation to Urban Affairs. Seventy percent of the persons completing the program were professionally employed eight months later; 60 percent of those at work are in the public service. Preparedness of…

Blacks have received the largest share of aid under Federally assisted manpower programs, especially youth oriented programs. Comments are offered concerning direct and indirect benefits of some of these programs. In spite of such programs most of the human resources of blacks remain untapped, reflecting the enormity of the task. (SA)

Describes a study to determine the most effective of three postschool formal occupational training programs; what contributes the most to increasing the work earnings of male youths, especially those below poverty level; and whether training affects income. Notes implications for training programs and Comprehensive Employment and Training Act…

Many have expressed concern about manpower policy and programs as instruments of social change and with the role of manpower training in easing economic downturns, inflationary pressures, and poverty. This report is offered because seven years of experience in the Training and Technology (TAT) Program located at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, have provided…