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This volume contains reports presented at a conference dedicated to the problems of teaching and learning in vocational education and training, which was held in Gottingen, Germany in 2000. The reports examine political perspectives of vocational and occupational education and training. German and English were the official languages of the conference. Papers have been reproduced in the chosen language of the presenter with an abstract in the other language. The English language reports are: Informal and formalized learning in the knowledge society: how can both learning and competence areas be better used? / Ute Laur-Ernst; Specificity versus flexibility: research to support vocational education and qualifications in a changing world: comments / Stephen F. Hamilton; Development and research in the field of vocational and occupational education in Europe: priorities, approaches and results out of the work of CEDEFOP / Johan van Rens; Extract of CEDEFOP's recent reference publication published in English, French and German on 'European trends in the development of occupations and qualifications' (1999) [publication indexed at TD/IRD 88.37] / Burkart Sellin; Scenarios and strategies for vocational education and training in Europe [report indexed at TD/TNC 71.246] / Johan van Rens; Variations of the structure of labour and strategies of human resource development: change of qualifications and competence management / Martin Baethge & Volker Baethge-Kinsky; The transformation within the enterprise and its significance / Philippe Bernoux; Change in skill structures and vocational training: comparative remarks about Germany and Italy / Bruno Cattero; Changes in work structures and their consequences for qualifications and competences / Gary Herrigel; The Norwegian model of organizational development: still there, still standing on one leg, neglecting the social foundations of qualifications (re)production / Ole Johnny Olsen; International aspects of vocational and occupational education and training / W. Norton Grubb; Research on vocational education and training in Japan / Moriki Terada; Employers' expectations of graduate employees: the Hong Kong scenario / Wing Yan Pong & Ming Fai Pang; New concepts for vocational education and training / Bert Toolsema & Wim J. Nijhof. The German language reports are: Metacognition as central concept of lifelong learning / Marcus Hasselhorn; Selected work of the German Federal Institute for Vocational Training / Helmut Putz; [Mobility and flexibility in times of structural change: results of the BIBB/IAB survey 1998/99] / Rolf Jansen; [New sciences - new vocations - new qualications?: trends for the service sector] / Wolfgang Becker; [The second report on vocational education in Europe] / Manfred Tessaring; Learning at full time vocational schools: the role of full time comprehensive vocational schools in the German education system / Peter Gerds; [Chances and limits of the learning area concept: the difficulty of integrating systematic and casuistic learning] / Friedhelm Schutte; [The conceptualisation of flexible arrangements in vocational education and training] / Karl Wilbers; [Regional training and innovation networks] / Martin Hartmann & Friedhelm Eicker.