This document is an English-language abstract (Approximately 1,500 words) of a book by several Soviet authorities on vocational and technical education. The five sections of the book deal with general aspects of vocational and technical training; the theory of vocational training; psychological aspects of vocational training; basic instructional principles of industrial training; aspects of education in vocational-technical schools; vocational and technical training of workers on the job. The first section contains a brief historical survey of the system for the training of skilled workers in the Soviet Union, describing the rapid growth of the network of schools due to the nation's industrialization. Methods of making the student technically-minded are discussed in the psychological section. Various labor processes are classified from the teaching aspect. One section is devoted to developing the students' interest in their jobs to develop a creative attitude toward their work. The last section describes the system of on-the-job vocational and technical training for workers, with reference mainly to engineering industries. (Author/GDB)