In an attempt to develop college creditable competencies for inservice training in the human services, and relationships between service agencies and higher education institutions, a conference sponsored by the Center for Governmental Studies discussed: (1) nontraditional education and competency-based education; (2) competency-based education and Illinois higher education; (3) nontraditional education as viewed by the Illinois Board of Higher Education; (4) the citizen's perspective on nontraditional education; (5) college competency and credentialing; (6) the role of competency-based education in an experimental network; (7) standards and accreditation in nontraditional study; (8) the service agency and the university without walls; (9) competency training for change; (10) the community as learning resource for competency-based education; and (11) the development of competency modules. (Author/KE)