These proceedings consist of the following eight papers: "Vocational Training in Brazil--Aspects of Economic Policy and Planning," by Gustav Schachter "Economic Stabilization and Medium Term Development Strategy in Brazil," by Peter T. Knight; "Training and Development," by Manuel Zymelman; "The Organization of the Brazilian System," by Morris A. Horowitz; "Evaluation of Current Vocational Training in Progress in Brazil," by Antonio Ferreira de Andrade, Eloysio Rodriguez da Silva, and Francisco Jose Abreu; "Structural Characteristics of Manpower and SENAC's Role in Brazil," by Roberto Carlos Regnier Neto; "Some Statistical Interpretation of Vocational Education in Brazil," by Paul Ammann and Gustav Schachter; and "The Labor Market Impacts of Vocational Education Programs in the United States," by Andrew Sum. (MN)