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This monograph examines the recent developments in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) research in an international context. It covers a wide range of topics including comparative TVET research, the economics of TVET, the linkages between training and work, traditional and modern apprenticeships, the challenges of international TVET cooperation, and the impact of the policy shift from supply orientation to demand orientation. The analyses, written mainly by the author with some in cooperation with other experts, cover Africa, Asia and Latin America but are not restricted to developing countries only, and include articles on training in industrialised countries such as the United States, France and Germany. Chapter one, 'Understanding training', contains: Vocational education and training: international differences / with Torkel Alfthan; The soul of vocational schools: training as a religious experience. Chapter two, 'The economics of training', contains: Training policies for the end of the century; If training does not respond to demand, who is to be blamed? / with Antonio Cabral de Andrade; Is training very expensive? Chapter three, 'Training for flexibility: promise of myth?', contains: The convergence between education and training / with Joao Batista de Oliveira; The right courses for the wrong jobs? or vice versa? Chapter four, 'Apprenticeship and training at the workplace', contains: Isfahan: the master and his apprentices; Apprenticeship: the perilous journey from Germany to Togo / with Ken Kempner and Daniel Bas; Bridging schools and factories: dream or reality? Chapter five: Training unemployed youth in Latin America / with Aimee Verdisco; Chapter six, 'Training in industrial countries: complex solutions for advanced economies', contains: Oklahoma training: they seem to be doing it right; Woodworking schools in France: what do you do with marqueterie when automation comes? Chapter seven, 'Training in Latin America: solutions and problems', contains: The stubborn trainers vs. the neoliberal economists: will training survive the battle?; SENAI: the modern solution of 50 years ago; Adult education in the Americas: failed plans, fulfilled dreams. Chapter eight, 'On the art of visiting schools', contains: On the art of showing schools to eminent visitors; On the art of visiting schools. Chapter nine, 'On international cooperation in training', contains: Latin America: the battle between borrowing or creating - a regional perspective; Training policies in the World Bank: putting the act together. The final chapter is entitled 'Setting the record straight: a synthesis'.