This document contains 13 presentations/discussion summaries and 10 supporting 'thesis' papers from a symposium on selected issues in human resources development (HRD) in Europe. The following summaries are included: "Introduction" (Sabine Manning); "Developing Flexibility in Pursuit of Competitiveness" (Nick Boreham); "Competence and Learning in Late Career" (Leif Lahn); "Professionals as Flexible Workers or Portfolio People" (Graham Guest); "Notion of a 'Flexible Worker' Challenging 'Professional Identity'" (Nick Boreham, Martin Fischer, Graham Guest, Gerald Heidegger, Mike Kelleher, Jim Stewart); "Organisational Innovation and Learning: Developmental Work Tasks" (Barry Nyhan); "A Package for Integrated Learning and Development" (Jonathan Winterton); "Working and Learning Practices in an Oil Refinery" (Nick Boreham); "Gender Specific Key Qualifications for Working Life" (Gerald Heidegger); "Integrating Work and Learning in Organisations" (Nick Boreham, Alan Brown, Leif Lahn, Martin Mulder, Barry Nyhan, Jim Stewart, Jonathan Winterton); "Organisational Learning and Knowledge Sharing in the Chemical Industry" (Martin Fischer); "Organisational Innovation and Learning: Challenges for the Actors" (Barry Nyhan); "Knowledge Sharing as Both Managerial and Participatory Approach" (Gerald Heidegger); and "Final Note on the Debate across Issues" (Jim Stewart). Thesis papers included "Developing Flexibility in Pursuit of Competitiveness" (Nicholas Boreham); "Competence and Learning in Late Career. European Perspectives on the Management of Motivation" (Leif Chr. Lahn); "Professionals as Flexible Workers or Portfolio People" (Graham Guest); "Organisational Innovation and Learning: Developmental/Challenging Work Tasks Are a Prerequisite for Implementing a Learning Organisation" (Barry Nyhan, Peter Cressey, Masimo Tomassini, Michael Kelleher, Rob Poell); "A Package for Integrated Learning and Development" (Jonathan Winterton); "Working and Learning Practices in an Oil Refinery" (Nicholas Boreham); "Gender Specific Key Qualifications for Working Life" (Gerald Heidegger, Anke S. Kampmeier, Beatrix Niemeyer); "Organisational Learning and Knowledge Sharing in the Chemical Industry" (Martin Fischer); "Organisational Innovation and Learning: The Implementation of Learning Organizations Raises Serious Challenges for Vocational Education and Training and Human Resources Development Actors" (Barry Nyhan, Peter Cressey, Massimo Tomassini, Michael Kelleher, Rob Poell); and "How to Pinpoint the European Perspective of HRD? Methodological Considerations for Building the Resource Base." (Sabine Manning). (The final paper lists 18 references.) (MN)