In its annual evaluation of the effectiveness of the total program of vocational education in California, the California Advisory Council on Vocational Education and Technical Training identified five specific areas that need attention and improvement, including: (1) the State Plan, (2) the vocational education reporting system, (3) programs for the disadvantaged and handicapped, (4) vocational area planning, and (5) comprehensive manpower information. Some of the Council's recommendations were: (1) A clear definition between the concept of career education and vocational education should be articulated into all state planning relative to education and manpower development, (2) Information gathered and reported by the State Department of Education should be more comprehensive in order to better describe and evaluate the state's vocational education program, and (3) A semiannual report on the status of each disadvantaged or handicapped research and demonstration project should be published and distributed to district agencies indicating the progress each has made toward program objectives and/or tentative research findings. Also included in this report are highlights of select council activities and accomplishments. (SB)