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This document contains 19 papers and case studies, in English and Korean, from a conference on national strategies for developing human resources through technical and vocational education and training. The following are representative: "The Need to Innovate and Optimize Resources [Keynote]" (Wataru Iwamoto); "School to Work Transition in Australia" (Katrina Ball); "Main Issues for Effective Transition System from Initial Education to Working Life in Korea" (Hojin Hwang); "School to Work Transition of the Graduates in the Trade Technical-Vocational Institutions in the Philippines" (Renato Sorolla); "Vocational and Technical Education and Training in Vietnam and Issues of School-to-Work Transition" (Hoang Ngoc Vinh); "Effective Reskilling for Adults [Germany]" (Gisela Dybowski);"Adult Reskilling in Korea" (Young-Hyun Lee); "The National Qualification System for Linking Schools and Workplace in Indonesia" (Masriam Bukit); "The National Qualification System for Linking Schools and Workplace" (Annie Bouder); "The Current Status of National Qualification System in Korea" (Jeong-yoon, Cho); "The National Skill Qualification System Framework in Malaysia" (Sahar Darusman); and "National Human Resource Planning: Issues and Problems" (Kioh Jeong). Papers include abstracts, and, in some cases, reference lists. Included are the welcoming remarks, conference program, and participant list. (KC)

This document contains the following seven papers, all in both English and Korean, from a conference on human resources development and school-to-work transitions in the knowledge-based society: "The U.S. Experience as a Knowledge-based Economy in Transition and Its Impact on Industrial and Employment Structures" (Eric Im); "Changes in the Industrial Structure and Employment Patterns in a Knowledge-Based Society in Japan" (Shigemi Yahata); "Human Resource Development Strategies for the Knowledge Economy" (Nigel Haworth); "Strategies and Direction of Human Resources Development in Knowledge-based Economic System: Experience in the UK" (Peter Upton); "Methods of Strengthening Effective Transition from School to Labour Market" (Bent Paulsen); and "Methods of Strengthening Effective Transition from School to the Labour Market in Australia" (Chris Robinson). Each of the papers includes an abstract; some contain lists of references. (KC)