Problem: Vocational secondary education often tends to focus very tightly on a single trade for the final three years of high school. Placement rates in the selected fields are fairly low, however. In addition, the relative likelihood of a career change and the increasing demand for greater analytic skills in blue- collar employment have made the traditional vocational program less successful at producing the workers needed. Proposed Solution: The Rindge School of Technical Arts in Cambridge MA has developed a program called CityWorks to broaden and strengthen the vocational curriculum. Ninth-graders in the program learn about the city of Cambridge, using it both for a source of projects and as a location for problem-solving exercises. These results are presented to audiences with detailed information about the proposed solutions. Evaluation: The project is in its first year. Short-term results are visible in increased attendance and interest and improved performance in academic subjects by participating students. Contact: Maria Ferri, Rindge School of Technical Arts, 459 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138. Phone 617-349-6752. Citation: "Innovations 1992." Governing Magazine, Volume 6, October 1992, pp. 37-38. Keywords: vocational education, training