THE NETHERLANDS GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN OVER ADULT VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO MAKE UP FOR THE ARREARS IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING CAUSED DURING WORLD WAR II AND TO ACHIEVE A SWITCHOVER OF WORKERS FROM TRADES WITH A LABOR SURPLUS TO TRADES WITH A LABOR SHORTAGE. IT HAS ESTABLISHED A NUMBER OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS FOR THE INITIAL TRAINING OF PERSONS FOR A CERTAIN OCCUPATION, THE RETRAINING OF PERSONS WHO CAN NO LONGER PRACTICE IN A CERTAIN OCCUPATION, AND THE ADDITIONAL TRAINING OR UPDATING OF PERSONS WHOSE PREVIOUS TRAINING HAS BECOME INSUFFICIENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS. INFORMATION REGARDING THESE VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS IS PRESENTED IN CHAPTERS TITLED--(1) GENERAL POLICY IN RESPECT OF THE TRAINING OF ADULTS AT THE GOVERNMENT VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS, (2) THE METHODS OF TRAINING, (3) THE ORGANIZATION, (4) THE STAFF WORK, (5) CARRYING OUT THE TRAINING, (6) COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND TRADE AND INDUSTRY, AND (7) CONSULTATION WITH OTHER COUNTRIES AND THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION. (HC)