第二届国际技术职业教育大会于1999年4月26日至30日在韩国首都汉城举行。会议的主题为“终身学习与培训:通向未来的桥梁。”联合国教科文组织助理总干事科林·鲍尔在所做的“联合国教科文组织二十一世纪前十年计划”的发言中指出,“世界正在走向以信息为基础的经济,生产和服务的质量将决定效率。培养富有成效的灵活的劳动力对迎接二十一世纪的竞争至关重要。每一个国家,不论发展状况如何,必须努力革新其国家的技术教育与培训计划以解决下一个世纪的就业问题。必须重视教育、培训和就业政策的紧密联 The 2nd International Technical Vocational Education Conference was held in Seoul, capital of South Korea, from April 26 to April 30, 1999. The theme of the conference is ”Lifelong Learning and Training: The Bridge to the Future.“ ”Colin Powell, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO“ at UNESCO’s Plan for the First Ten Years of the Twenty- ”The statement said: “ The world is moving toward an information-based economy where the quality of production and services will determine efficiency and the development of a productive and flexible workforce is essential to meet the competition of the 21st century. ”Every country, Regardless of the state of development, efforts must be made to reform the nation’s technical education and training programs to tackle the employment problems of the next century. Emphasis must be placed on the close links between education, training and employment policies