Vocational training (VT) in Taiwan is categorized into public training (PT) and enterprise training (ET). PT is provided primarily by 13 PT centers, and ET is provided in various ways. A review of the state of VT in Taiwan established that VT policies and practices are being influenced by increasing emphasis on the knowledge-based economy and government efforts to maintain low unemployment rates. The following are among eight trends in VT in Taiwan that were identified: (1) focusing on training enough knowledge workers; (2) addressing the need to close gaps between skills needed in the workplace and skills being developed in VT programs; (3) developing a more highly skilled work force; (4) increasing labor market participation among women and disadvantaged groups; (5) seeking a more flexible, more cost-effective VT delivery system; and (6) decentralizing management of the VT system. The following were among 11 issues identified as facing Taiwan's VT system: (1) moving PT systems from a supply-driven to a demand-driven mode; (2) improving employers' regard for skill certificates; and (3) adopting common VT policies and measures for all age groups. (The bibliography contains 25 references. A map showing the locations of Taiwan's public training institutions and employment service agencies is appended.) (MN)