This series of national profiles in technical and vocational education has been developed for 21 countries in the Asia-Pacific region in co-operation with the Colombo Plan Staff College for Technicians Education, Manila, Republic of the Philippines. Currently the profiles of the following countries are available: Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, and Thailand. The series also includes a regional synthesis of issues and problems in the development of technical and vocational education in the region. The national profiles provide a handy reference information on technical and vocational education systems, staff development, technical co-operation and information networking.