This issue focuses on the various forms that secondary technical and vocational education takes in different European Community Member States. "The Future for Skilled Workers" is an interview with Burkart Lutz, a German researcher. Other articles are as follows: "Contradictions in Technical and Vocational Education: The Outlook" (Paolo Garonna); "Current Challenges to Basic Vocational Education" (Carl Jorgensen); "Education, Training, and Employment in Germany, Japan, and the USA--A Comparative Outline of Problems" (Joachim Munch); "Initial Vocational Training in France: Competition, Hierarchy, and History" (Jean-Louis Kirsch); "Secondary Training in Portugal" (Luis Imaginario); "Initial Vocational Education in the Netherlands: Current Developments" (J. Frietman); "Initial Technical and Vocational Education and Skill Formation in Britain" (David Ashton); "Brief Analysis of the Types of Vocational Training Available in Portugal" (E. Marcal Grilo); "The Reform of Vocational Training in Denmark" (Soren Pedersen); "A School in Touch with Its Environment" (Lluis Sacrest i Villegas); "Management Training for Head Teachers Based on Business Models" (Renato Di Nubila); and "Recognition and Validation of Vocational Skills in France" (Bernard Lietard). These articles are followed by descriptions of reports, papers, projects, research, and legislation and useful addresses. (YLB)