The author discusses a broad planning process to make State and local vocational education and manpower training plans more responsive to needs. In the system discussed he emphasizes the need for coordinated planning among all the government, business, and private organizations and persons involved. (MF)

Discusses the need for and steps being taken to increase cooperation between both vocational educators and manpower planners (particularly between the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education and the National Commission for Manpower Policy) in meshing their efforts to improve the quality of programs, as mandated by the Education…