This document about Denmark has the following four aims: (1) to provide an overview on the vocational education and training system; (2) to describe and evaluate the social partners' (employers, employers' organizations, and unions) role in implementation, management, and control in relation to the vocational training system; (3) to outline the main trends of development in relations between the labor market and the training system; and (4) to analyze the disparate effects of national features at the level of specific industries, including engineering and other metal-using industries, building and construction, and banking. The document contains seven main sections, a bibliography, and seven appendices. Following an introduction, the second section gives background information on the Danish training system. The third section describes the systems including: apprenticeship training courses; labor market training courses; the management system in youth vocational training and labor market training; and the relationship between "trade self-management" and the government. The fourth section describes the operation of the vocational training system at the trade and industry levels. The fifth section explains the social partners' opinions of the training system. The sixth section describes current trends. The seventh section summarizes opinions on the Danish youth and adult training system. The document contains 75 Danish-language references. Within the appendices are nine tables, nine illustrations, diagrams, an index to Danish-language rules governing vocational education, and an explanation of relevant abbreviations. (CML)