This document synthesizes information on the training of trainers of young people in Ireland. The report looks at the situation in Ireland in relation to career patterns, mobility in and between various types of trainers (those in companies, in training organizations, and in the vocational education system), as well as the provision of inservice and preservice training. The report provides information to researchers and practitioners on material available on the subject and the points of contact for further information in member states of the European Community. The document is organized in four sections. The first section lists and describes organizations specializing in the training of trainers in Ireland and the United Kingdom and describes 26 Irish organizations that include the training of trainers as part of their function. The second section focuses on third-level education for Irish trainers, including structure of third-level education, training of technical trainers, and further development/inservice education. The third section describes a few software packages for trainers, and the final section is an annotated bibliography of 29 items. (KC)