A study investigated how 22 Service Delivery Areas (SDAs) were implementing the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). In 19 SDAs the same organization was the grant recipient and administrative entity. A number of arrangements existed between the Private Industry Councils (PICs) and the SDAs. The most common pattern was for the PIC to play an advisory role. In most cases local elected officials relied on professional employment and training office staff to serve their interests and did not take a visible role in policy decision making for the SDA. In about half of the SDAs, financial liability and eligibility verification did not appear to be significant issues of discussion. Enrolling youths was a major implementation problem for many SDAs. Overall, SDAs had shifted from developmental strategies pursued under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act to an emphasis on creating private-sector training slots. Half of the SDAs indicated they expected to make changes in their mix of Title IIA programs, the most frequent change being use of on-the-job training. Only seven SDAs had Title III projects; another nine had Title III projects operating within their geographic boundaries. (YLB)