The State plans for professional staff development and training presented in this publication are those developed over a two-year period by eight Southeastern states participating in a cooperative regional project. The plans are indicative of the progress toward building institutionalized systems for training adult basic education personnel within each state. Training opportunities were increased, and adult education programs began or were expanded at 22 different colleges and universities. Teacher training institutes were held in six states and many were followed by regular in-service training. Workshops and seminars held in each state allowed all ABE personnel to attend at least one training program each year. A training system developed by all participants has made continuing staff development a regular feature of ABE in the Southeast. States involved in the regional project were: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. (DB)