This report analyzes the function of a continuing education and training (CET) counseling service in a regional context on the basis of the experience of the CET Counseling Center (CETCC) of the city of Cologne, Germany. Section 2 describes the methodology and considers the role of a CET counseling service as a platform for regional structural development. Section 3 describes the structure of CET provision in Germany and the regional impact of general continuing vocational training conditions. Section 4 puts the CETCC into a regional context by discussing the social and geographical structure of the region. It describes the two main fields of CET counseling: individual and institutional. Section 5 analyzes four long-term projects with reference to cooperation among CET establishments, authorities, counseling services, and social agencies and the regional impact of such cooperation. Section 6 evaluates the cooperative projects. Methodological, content-related, and organizational aspects are compared, their effects on the region estimated, and infrastructural improvement examined. Contains 15 references. (YLB)