ISSN 0378-5068 No 17 My 1985/1 A propos young people Editorial Vocational training courses, labour-market participants and the government John Houman Sørensen The growing influence of vocational preparation on general education Tim McMullen Disadvantaged young people Gérard Sarazin Diplomas, the labour market and young people's strategies Bernard Vernier Education, work and the young: creativity and hopes Ettore Gelpi Dossier The changing situation within the education systems: in Belgium in Denmark in France in Ireland in Italy in The Netherlands in the Federal Republic of Germany Europe Education and training for young people aged 16 to 19: problems and tendencies Michael Vorbeck The education and training of young people / the Community role Mary Bevan A great leap is required Richard Doherty Vocational Training Bulletin € Regular publication This publication appears European Centre of the European Centre three times a year for the Development for the Development in Danish, German, of Vocational Training of Vocational Training English, French, CEDEFOP Italian, and Dutch Bundesallee 22 D-1000 Berlin 15 Tel.