In this document, an attempt is being made at a first approach to these questions; gathered together are the experiences of vocational training agencies, accumulated over these many years, as well as the contributions of Ministries of Labour in the definition of public policies and strategies with respect to training; an attempt has also been made to incorporate the developments in the field of education and labour which the Ministries of Education and the agencies responsible for scientific and technological research in countries in the region have implemented.