A vocational retraining program for disadvantaged ghetto residents at the Sequential Computer Corporation. Trainees received on the job training, counseling, and jobs after they completed the program. (BC)

U.S. Employment Service meshes manpower needs at local level. (Editor)

Labor unions provide job and training information to servicemen at separation centers and throughout the country. Through Project Transition, pre-apprenticeship training is given to servicemen who may be placed as apprentices after discharge. (MF)

Ex-convicts are given rehabilitation and are extended employment opportunities through a Chicago project known as DARE (Direct Action for Rehabilitation and Employment). (DS)

Ser'', the Spanish verb to be'', is used as an acronym (Service, Employment, and Redevelopment) for a national manpower effort directed by and for Spanish-speaking Americans. (MF)

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)

Experimental project places disadvantaged women in traditionally male-oriented jobs. (Editor)

The article discusses several job development projects for ex-addicts where professional staffs offer employment assistance. With Federal, business, and labor sponsorship, several pilot projects attempt to help former addicts gain access to jobs, training programs, and vocational rehabilitation services. (Author/JB)

The article discusses the MWEP (Minority Women's Employment Program) funded by the Manpower Administration and designed to place underutilized college-educated minority women in managerial, professional, and technical jobs for which they qualify. The program is the first major attempt to apply outreach techniques to persons seeking white-collar…