AN 8-WEEK SEMINAR WAS HELD TO RETRAIN TEACHERS WITH A MINIMUM OF 3-YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS OR OFFICE EDUCATION TO TEACH BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING AND PROGRAMING TECHNIQUES. THE OBJECTIVES WERE TO ASSIST IN THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT NECESSARY FOR PREPARING COMPUTER PROGRAMERS AND APPLICATION ANALYSTS, AND TO DEVELOP COURSE MATERIAL, CONTENT, REFERENCES, VISUAL, AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS SUITABLE FOR USE AS PATTERNS AND GUIDELINES FOR FUTURE PROGRAMS. THIRTY FIRST-YEAR PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED INSTRUCTION IN BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING FUNDAMENTALS, ELECTRONIC ACCOUNTING MACHINERY FAMILIARIZATION, DATA PROCESSING APPLICATIONS, AND BASIC COMPUTER PROGRAMING. TWENTY SECOND-YEAR ATTENDEES RECEIVED ADVANCED TRAINING IN COMPUTER PROGRAMING, PROGRAMING SYSTEMS, AND BUSINESS SYSTEMS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT A STUDY OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF PARTICIPANTS AT THEIR HOME INSTITUTIONS AS WELL AS FOLLOWUP WORK ON STUDENTS TRAINED BY THE PARTICIPANTS BE INITIATED. (HS)