Vocational education planning is complex and extensive and requires the proper and adequate involvement of business and industry circles in program development. To rebuild their institutions and replenish adversely affected systems and depleted resources after World War II, industrialized nations have implemented education and training for employment. The national and community conscience about training has, in turn, resulted in program development systems, validation processes, and a wide spectrum of approved achievement testing procedures. At the program development level, the emphasis has moved from syllabus to curriculum and in favor of programs equally concerned about process and product. Programs are developed to cater to individual differences and preferences. As program relevance has gained importance, useful and purposeful linkages between school and industry and commerce have also become significant. The Technician Training Project in Turkey has as its purpose the conversion of postsecondary institutions of vocational education into modern well-equipped centers for the training of higher level technicians. The project is intended to develop new curricula for two-year programs. A predominant condition is close collaboration with industry in the program development. (YLB)