The hearings review aspects of the vocational education program assistance granted through the Federal government and how the programs have been implemented at the Federal and State levels. The testimonies from the first hearing deal with the evaluation of Federal and State assistance and include statements from representatives of the following agencies: General Accounting Office (GAO); the Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (DHEW); and directors of vocational education from three States audited by the GAO. The second hearing focuses on the impact of vocational education programs on the States and includes testimonies from representatives of the National Association of Education and the University of the State of New York. The third hearing deals with vocational education and other educational associations and includes testimony from a representative of the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education and a panel of educators and professional association representatives. The fourth hearing deals with administration proposals and includes statements from representatives of the U.S. Commission of Education of DHEW, and the Rhode Island, Minnesota, and Maryland State Advisory Councils on Vocational Education. Extensive supporting materials are reproduced to supplement the testimonies presented during the hearings. (Author/EC)