A DISCUSSION OF INSTITUTIONAL RETRAINING PROGRAMS UNDER THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (1962) OUTLINES MANPOWER REPORTING AND TRAINING PROVISIONS OF THE ACT ITSELF, DISCUSSES PROBLEMS OF IMPLEMENTATION IN CALIFORNIA (I.E., DIFFICULTY IN FURNISHING ON-THE-JOB PROGRAMS AND PROPER COUNSELING), OUTLINES NATIONAL AND REGIONAL TRAINING UNDER MDTA (INCLUDING FINANCING OF REMEDIAL EDUCATION), DESCRIBES THE PROGRAM OF THE EAST BAY SKILLS CENTER IN OAKLAND, AND REVIEWS MDTA PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSES, CHEMISTS' ASSISTANTS, RETAIL CLERKS, AND STENOGRAPHERS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. CASE MATERIALS SUGGEST THAT ECONOMIC PROSPERITY HAS BROUGHT INTO SHARPER FOCUS THE SKILL DEFICIENCIES AND RELATED HANDICAPS OF THE HARD-CORE UNEMPLOYED. DOCUMENT INCLUDES FOOTNOTES AND ONE TABLE (CHARACTERISTICS OF EAST BAY SKILLS CENTER ENROLLEES). DOCUMENT IS CHAPTER 7 OF RETRAINING THE WORK FORCE, BY IDA R. HOOS, AVAILABLE FOR $6.00 FROM UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS, BERKELEY, 94720. (LY)