The Rochester Vocational Assessment and Placement Project is a unique cooperative effort of the public and private sectors. Its program consists of academic and vocational assessment, remedial education, life skills counseling, employment readiness training, structured job-related counseling, job placement services and follow-up services. The program is designed to deliver services to hard-to-serve groups: individuals with disabilities, public assistance recipients, high school dropouts, offenders and individuals lacking in significant work experience.