The purpose of this study was to examine the CSTCs' effort to achieve goals of theirrnestablishment and thereby their contributions to enhance rural development. Questionnairesrnand interviews were used for data collection from former trainees, center coordinators andrnformer trainers. The data were analyzed by employing various statistical tools includingrnfrequencies, percentages, chi-square test, and qualitative descriptions depending on the naturernof the data. The study found out that trainers were traditional craftsmen; peasants were notrnwell addressed by the training program; the emphasis of the Centers has been on few fields ofrntraining and only on the provision of skills in these fields for three months; the currentrnorganizational structure of the CSTCs has become a bottleneck in their activities; thernparticipation of the nearby communities in the Centers' activities has been minimal; norncurricular materials were available at the Centers; and no purposeful evaluation wasrnconducted. Furthermore, the study has revealed that Centers did not introduce new andrnappropriate technology to their respective locales nor did upgrade the indigenous traditionalrnskills; and only a quarter of the trainees were engaged in the occupation for which they wererntrained as the majority of the trainees have abandoned their fields and engaged in otherrnoccupations due to financial problems and the inadequacy of the training program. Finally, thernstudy was summarized, conclusions were drawn, and recommendations to vitalize the CSTCsrnwere made