This document presents an annotated bibliography of 419 documents that provide a European perspective on vocational education and training (VET). The first part of the annotated bibliography lists documents devoted to the following key themes: (1) skill development (literacy; computer literacy; learning to learn); (2) human resources development (financing, training leave); (3) learning innovation (teachers and trainers, work-related training, higher education, specific target groups, e-learning, open and distance learning); (4) accreditation of prior learning; (5) guidance and counseling; and (6) community based learning. The second section lists documents that deal with the following transversal themes: active citizenship, employability; and partnership. The third section lists documents dealing with the VET situation at the European level, in the individual member states of the European Union, and in the Central and Eastern European countries. The fourth section lists documents concerning the VET situation at the international level, in Australia, and in the United States and Canada. Each entry contains some or all of the following elements: title; author; a brief list of main topics covered; city of publication and publisher; publication date; ISSN number; and descriptors. The bibliography includes documents written in English, French, German, Spanish, and the Scandinavian languages. The names and addresses of the 17 members of REFER, the European network of reference and expertise, are appended. (MN)