First in an education and work series on innovative vocational training programs in Asian countries, this booklet describes the program in Singapore of integrating technical studies with general education at the lower secondary level through centralized workshops that provide training for students from all types of secondary schools in a region. The program description is presented in five sections: (1) background of the system, (2) centralized workshop scheme, (3) curriculum arrangements, (4) staffing matters, and (5) achievements of the system. One-third of the thirty-two-page manual is comprised of an appendix which includes samples of the following: syllabus on electricity; instructional sheets or handouts (electrical); teaching guide for metalwork teachers; project sheet; operations sequence sheet; marking scheme; and theory test for electricity. (BL)