In this article, the Secretary-General of the Federation of Free Farmers of the Philippines reviews the scope and coverage of recent workers' education activities, identifies some weaknesses observed, and lists some points which will need to be considered for the future. (Editor/CT)

The first article comments on workers' education courses in France, specifically the training of retired workers. The second article gives a brief, up-to-date survey of the Confederation of Venezuelan Workers' principal training activities. The last article examines programs at the George Meany Center for Labor Studies. (CT)

Points out that educational activities often fail simply because the recipients have not been involved in describing their real needs and because educational planners assume that they know what is best for their audience. Suggests that problem-solving methods could be useful in the educational planning process. (Author/JOW)

Discusses the Workers' Education Branch of the ILO (International Labour Organisation), which has been developing workers' education activities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America for the purpose of assisting rural workers' organizations in identifying and developing plans to overcome their own major organizational and financial problems. (CT)

This article reviews developments and trends in trade union education in the United Kingdom. Priorities for the eighties constituting a major concern for the Trades Union Congress and the Workers' Educational Association are analyzed. (CT)

The framework within which ILO activities for workers' education among rural workers are undertaken can be considered as having two dimensions; the ILO's overall work for the development of the rural areas and the overall workers' education activities. Activity areas for workers' education programs are discussed. (Author/EC)