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Training systems need to be more flexible as demands for lifelong learning and changes in the types of skills required grow. This publication is a review of the experiences of a number of countries in open and flexible learning. Issues covered include: the need to strengthen partnerships between governments, unions and enterprises to promote open and flexible learning; greater cooperation between training providers and employers; the importance of workplace-based learning; and the role of open and flexible learning in providing 'soft skills' and in achieving equity in training. The studies are: Improving the relevance of vocational training and delivery approaches: recent developments in Australia's vocational education and training system / Roland McMillan; Open and flexible learning: experiences in the United Kingdom and in the Moscow region of the Russian Federation / John Twining; Open system for individualized training: a French training scheme for adults / Cyrille Salort; More flexibility through modules: Scotland's vocational training reform / Rob van Krieken.