Lack of information on occupational supply and demand is cited as the prime reason for ineffective program planning in vocational education. The article looks at the primary planning decision: whom to serve, how many, what to offer, where to offer it, when to offer it, and how to offer it. (Author/BP)

The article describes the efforts of the St. Louis Regional Industrial Development Corporation to change the image of vocational-technical education in order to meet the projected manpower needs in the labor market. (AG)

Local labor unions know where the jobs are, what kind of training is needed, what kind of equipment is used, and can predict the needs of the local labor market. Several schools are involved in curriculum projects in which labor unions are cooperating with schools to prepare students for apprenticeships. (Author/BP)

By comparing supply and demand data for each of 142 occupational categories, Pennsylvania program planners can spot critical shortages in any of the Commonwealth's major labor markets. (Editor)