INSTITUTES FOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING WERE CONDUCTED BY COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, RUTGERS--THE STATE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AND COORDINATED BY THE CENTER FOR VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. PARTICIPANTS WERE 195 LEADERS AND POTENTIAL LEADERS IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION REPRESENTING 46 STATES AND PUERTO RICO. THE SUBJECT AREAS OF THE PRESENTATIONS WERE (1) LEADERSHIP ROLE, (2) RATIONALE AND NEED FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION, (3) THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION STUDENT, (4) ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS, (5) PROGRAM PATTERNS AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, (6) FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT, (7) STAFFING, (8) FINANCING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, (9) SUPERVISION AND INSERVICE EDUCATION, (1) ESTABLISHING RESEARCH, AND (11) PUBLIC RELATIONS. REPRESENTATIVE PRESENTATIONS FROM SELECTED AREAS WERE--(1) "THE LEADERSHIP ROLE," (2) "RATIONALE AND NEED FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION," (3) "THE ADMINISTRATOR'S ROLE IN PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR EFFECTIVE FACULTY-STUDENT DIALOGUE," (4) "IMPLICATIONS AND IMPACT OF THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963," AND (5) "STAFFING." VT 002 530, VT 002 936, AND VT 002 930 CONTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE INSTITUTES. (HC)