The sixth dispatch of T & D abstracts contains 42 abstracts of international scope which focus on education, training, and work patterns, and on training in rural areas. Brief abstracts are presented under the following headings: conferences and exhibitions, new policies, new institutions, management, research, training standards, agriculture, construction industry, transport, training systems development, methods and media, bibliographies, and for the bookshelf. In addition, 19 substantive international abstracts are presented with information on the author, title, bibliographical references, translation of title, subject analysis, and detailed contents analysis. A list of periodicals that were abstracted is included. (EC)