An account is provided of the present position and the likely direction of future developments in education in each of the major professions in Great Britain: accounting, architecture, the clergy, medicine, engineering, law, social work, and teaching. Among matters addressed are: the relationships between theoretical situations and practice; the universities and the professional associations; and liberal education and vocational training; how long professional education should continue; and inservice training. The role of coworkers is examined, as is the relationship between the professional and the client or public. (MSE)