A Manpower Administration study of nine geographical areas notable in manpower planning progress identified major determinants of successful local manpower planning as: support from high level, elected officials; clout; participation by agency administrators; labor market planning scope; management through budget; development of new planning…

A recent study of Manpower Administration Apprenticeship Outreach programs revealed main reasons for minority apprentice dropouts as racial discrimination, customs and traditions of the industry, and on-the-job problems unique to the construction industry. Although recruitment and preparation of minority youth was adequate, there was a need for…

Describes the international operations of the world's most extensive private training mission and the lesson to be learned from its example. (Author/RK)

Examines a training program to prepare managers for business, technical, and social changes facing them. (DS)

Modular training is a concept which can provide teaching effectiveness, the building of skills inventories and greater benefit to the individual. (Author/RK)

Future training and development programs should stress need to improve and achieve conditions of productivity that can continue to have the United States compete in world markets. (DS)

Article briefly reviews six community colleges and how they are contributing to the career education movement. (GB)

After reviewing the strengths and shortcomings of current programs, the authors conclude that the key to a humane and reasonable system lies in the recognition and exploitation of the interdependence of work and welfare. (Editor)

Describes the work of the Organization for Rehabilitation Through Training (ORT) which runs Israel's largest network of vocational schools. (MB)

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

Contemporary mass-producers possess a job-related sense of individuality, developed by learning to do it their way'' after watching other do the same task. (JB)

Programs have had little effect on the unemployment rate, but most enrollees have been out of the labor force, rather than unemployed. (BH)

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