The purpose of the conference reported in this document was to provide for the interchange of ideas with a view to the development of effective cooperation and collaboration among interest groups in the field of inservice teacher education. The proceedings are organized into nine sections: (1) Introduction; (2) Conference Opening; (3) Keynote Address 1, presented by Professor Richard Smith who spoke on "Post-Initial Teacher Education: Issues and Directions"; (4) Keynote Address 2, delivered by Trish Hodgson and titled "Industrial Award Restructuring and Its Implications for Inservice Education"; (5) a Panel Presentation, "Critical Overview of Policies and Practices in Inservice Teacher Education in Queensland and the Implications of Award Restructuring," offered from the perspectives of the unions, the employing authorities, and higher education institutions; (6) Summary of Group Discussion Sessions; (7) Overview of Day's Proceedings; and (8) Epilogue. Five appendices include: an excerpt from "Project 2l: Teachers for the Twenty-First Century," a document provided as background reading for participants, which contains recommendations for professional development of teachers; a list of conference participants; membership of conference planning committee; members of inservice working party and reference group; and a bibliography. (LL)