Technical education in India is discussed and recommendations for changes in curricula of technical courses are offered. The author identifies the need to update curriculum content, provide teacher orientation, set standards in accordance with behavioral objectives, develop materials, and reform the examination system. (Author/DB)

Described is the "world educational crisis" which has resulted from the contradiction between traditional educational systems and modern social and economic needs. The author identifies mass illiteracy, absence of a capable national intelligentsia, lack of teacher, limited development of educational systems, and inadequate finances as…

This article describes the training programs, financial status, evaluation procedures, and innovative educational aspects of the Turin International Centre for Advanced Technical and Vocational Training. (Author/DB)

Described are an urban and rural vocational training program in Colombia and the Colombian national program of advisory services for business enterprises. The author discusses the objectives and methodology of a new plan which will utilize both permanent urban centres and mobile program in the rural sectors in an attempt to assist the unemployed…