Conditions in Kenya and Poland concerning the labor market and educational preparation for jobs are discussed, along with public policy. In the decade of the 1980s, both nations reached saturation in the labor market and underwent changes in the demand for university-trained workers. Kenya needed highly trained personnel to replace expatriates following the end of colonization. Poland needed highly trained personnel in its change to a socialistic, industrialized nation. Within the last decade both nations have met that need, but in the meantime universities in both nations have continued to pour forth graduates who have continued to find employment (usually within the government) but not always at the level for which they were trained. One alternative to the policy of both Kenya and Poland of absorbing university graduates is to permit market forces to operate. It is suggested that trying to plan for higher education on the basis of labor needs has serious limitations. Opportunity is needed to allow youth, education leaders, and government officials to change direction in response to unpredictable market changes. (SW)