THIRTY-THREE PERSONS PARTICIPATED IN THE RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING COSPONSORED BY THE OFFICE OF MANPOWER POLICY, EVALUATION, AND RESEARCH, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, AND THE CENTER FOR STUDIES IN VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE WERE TO (1) PRESENT THE FINDINGS OF OBJECTIVE, SCHOLARLY RESEARCH ON APPRENTICESHIPS, (2) PROVIDE BALANCED PARTICIPATION BY BRINGING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM UNIVERSITIES, GOVERNMENT, LABOR, AND MANAGEMENT, AND (3) STIMULATE A DIALOGUE AMONG THE VARIOUS GROUPS INTERESTED IN APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING. PAPERS PRESENTED WERE--(1) "APPRENTICESHIP IN THE UNITED STATES, LABOR MARKET FORCES AND SOCIAL POLICY," BY D.J. FARBER, (2) "APPRENTICESHIPS AND THE AMERICAN LABOR MOVEMENT," BY V.E. JIRIKOWIC, (3) "THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE IN APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING, RESEARCH, PROCEDURES, INSTRUMENTS, AND CHALLENGES," BY A.S. DREW, (4) "RELATED INSTRUCTION, BASIC PROBLEMS AND ISSUES," BY G. STRAUSS, (5) "A STUDY OF REGISTERED JOINT APPRENTICESHIP COMMITTEES IN WISCONSIN BUILDING TRADES," BY A.C. FILLEY, (6) "A PERSPECTIVE ON APPRENTICESHIP TODAY," BY HUGH MURPHY, (7) "INCREASING APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH PREEMPLOYMENT TRAINING," BY J.S. MCCAULEY, (8) "NATIONAL AND STATE APPRENTICESHIP, 1960-1966, UP TO DATE OR OUT OF DATE," BY F.F. FOLTMAN, (9) "NEGRO PARTICIPATION IN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS," BY R. MARSHALL, AND (10) "THE NEGRO APPRENTICE TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND TESTING," BY I. KOVARSKY. THE DISCUSSIONS FOLLOWING EACH PRESENTATION ARE INCLUDED. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR $3.00 FROM THE CENTER FOR STUDIES IN VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, SOCIAL SCIENCE BUILDING, 1180 OBSERVATORY DRIVE, MADISON, WISCONSIN 53706. (HC)