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This paper looks at how distance education for continuing education can be used by the technical vocational education (TVE) system for human resource development in the Asia-Pacific region. The author asserts that the formal system has not been able to respond to the continuing education needs of the adult population and that within the context of lifelong education, distance learning offers a wide array of programs. The author also discusses three areas of particular interest in applying distance education and continuing education concepts and techniques: (1) the education of women; (2) environmental protection and development; and (3) poverty alleviation. The author concludes that using modern technology in continuing education should achieve a systematic efficiency that will ensure effective service to the disadvantaged.