This annotated bibliography contains about 260 entries on various aspects and areas of occupational training for disadvantaged adults. Bibliographies and information sources are listed first. These are followed by sections on problems of the disadvantaged, Federal programs, and national policies; job training and skills programs (including some program descriptions); paraprofessional and New Careers programs; trainee characteristics (demographic, psychological, motivational, social) and their influence on training; instructional materials, guides, and teachers' manuals; and evaluation studies of various types, including followup, prediction of success, and cost effectiveness. (ly)