This report describes the national workshop program and participating states' follow-up activities which were a part of an administrators' national training program to improve vocational programs' cost effectiveness. It consists of an introduction and three additional chapters. Chapter 2 presents a summary of developmental strategies, nominal group meetings, analytical techniques, the small group workshops, and the results of the workshop evaluation. Summaries are given of three papers presented by guest speakers which focused on (1) improving program effectiveness, (2) increasing cost efficiency and (3) improving the cost-effectiveness of vocational programs. Chapter 3 reports the exemplary practices which were presented by each participating state and their statewide follow-up activities after the national workshop. Chapter 4 draws conclusions and makes some recommendations for future activities. The national workshop evaluation form is appended. (LRA)