This report, prepared for the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE), is one of six concerned with the public service training and education needs of the New England states. Section I discusses the background and tradition of public service training in Connecticut. Section II deals with in-service training programs provided by state and local agencies, by the Institute of Public Service at the University of Connecticut, and by other institutions. The third section examines the basic philosophy and theory underlying the structure of personnel training and education in the State, and the response of educational institutions to the State's manpower needs. Section IV discusses current characteristics of public service training in Connecticut, including the need to improve the image of governmental service and the whole training and education effort. Section V deals with the need for public service training and education in state and local government, including the need for top-level commitment to the realization of executive level training. Section VI examines the relationship between present and future training policies and the effectiveness and implementation of public policy; and Section VII considers 5 alternatives for meeting the requirements of public service education. (AF)