The Minnesota Defense Conversion Adjustment Project was initiated in 1993 with funding provided through the U.S. Department of Labor's Defense Conversion Adjustment Program to help workers at a Minnesota defense plant make the transition from assembler and related production classifications to machinists and other positions requiring specific job literacy, technical skills, and knowledge. Workers identified as being at risk of job loss or dislocation received retraining in machine tool technology and significant support services, including assessment and career counseling and planning. The project has remained a partnership of the Teamsters Service Bureau, Saint Paul Technical College, Teamsters Local 1145, and Alliant Techsystems, Inc. Among the project's main accomplishments are the following: approximately 65 individuals have received training in working with computer numerical control equipment and automatic screw machines; approximately 150 individuals have received job-specific basic skills training; individual/family assessment/counseling, crisis intervention, career planning, and social service agency referral services have been offered to all workers on an "as-needed" basis; and formative and summative project evaluations have been conducted. (MN)