Danish adult vocational training activities take the form of specifically targeted initial and continued training for employed and unemployed adults. Planning, development, and adaptation of vocational training programs (AMU programs) are characterized by tripartite cooperation among public authorities and organizations of employers and employees. The 24 independent AMU centers with units spread nationwide have specialized courses and function as residential schools. Technical and business schools also organize AMU training courses. The Vocational Training Council includes representatives of social partners and public authorities who advise the Minister of Labor who has overall responsibility for the adult vocational training programs and for legislation. A committee for continued training, National Labor Market Authority, or training institutions may draw up training programs. The National Labor Market Authority must approve the training institution for offering an officially recognized vocational training activity. The adult vocational training programs include the following: vocational training courses that give participants formal competence, integrated training courses, individual identification of competence, and enterprise-oriented training courses. Ordinary adult vocational training courses are free of charge for participants. User charges have begun to be introduced. The Minister of Labor is also responsible for Danish participation in a number of European Union programs. (YLB)