This document contains 18 papers from the human resource development and manpower training section of an international conference on vocational education and training (VET) for lifelong learning in the information era. The following papers are included: "Use of Social and Economic Modeling to Plan Vocational Education and Training" (David L. Passmore); "Retraining for the Unemployed--An Up-hill Battle That Never Ends" (S.S. Kwong); "Manpower Planning in Hong Kong" (Anthony Cheng); "Identifying and Responding to Skills Shortages" (David L. Passmore); "Analysis of Training Needs for Employees of International Five-Star Hotels in Taipei, Taiwan" (Shu-Hsaio Tsen); "An Evaluation on the Effectiveness of a 9-Month Intensive Full-Time Program for the Unemployed" (Che Keung Yeung, Yuet Kueng Cadbury Chan, Lai Ling Lilian Chow, Yuen Bing Leung, King Chung Joseph Chow); "An Examination of the Concept of Providing Leadership Development for All Students as an Integral Part of Classroom Instruction" (Jerome I. Leventhal); "Contingency Theory Is of Little Value in Helping Leaders or Potential Leaders to Perform Successfully" (Eric Cheng); "Continuing Professional Development towards Employee Empowerment in Manpower Training: A New Domain of Organisational Strategy" (Joseph S.L. Yip); "Assessment and Preparation of Career and Technical Education Teachers: Implications for Curriculum Development" (Victor K.A. Gbomita); "What's Happening in Your Teacher Education Program?" (C. Gloria Heberley); "Stress Management for Teachers in Vocational Education and Training Sector" (Gloria Ching Wah Chan); "Mining Labour Market Information for Use in Developing an IT (Information Technology) Manpower Predictive Model" (Gar-yun Garry Suen); "Training for Betterment: A Model for Training of Professionals in a Diverse Organisation" (Freidoon A. Khavarpour, Bruno Gelonesi); "E-Learning in Knowledge-Based Society" (P.F. Tsui, Ian K.M. Yue); "The Development of a Management Competency Model and a Development Centre" (Sara Wong); "Graph Theory, Job-Labour System and Manpower Planning" (Kwai Wing Leuung); and "Overview of Assessment and Quality Assurance on TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training) and a Proposal for Turkey" (Sabahattin Balci, Riza Gurbuz). Most papers contain substantial bibliographies. (MN)