A study examined the role of computer and information technology (CIT) instruction in the Youth Training Scheme (YTS). A number of successful local YTS training schemes and initiatives were identified and analyzed. One phase of this analysis focused on standards, accreditation, and progression in the CIT component of the YTS. Special attention was paid to the following components: progression into YTS, computer awareness, general certificates of secondary education, the Technical and Vocational Education Initiative, certificates of prevocational education, achievements in CIT at school, and methods of taking account of prior learning. It was concluded that, besides being technically sound, good assessment must also be practicable, comprehensive, dynamic, and unobtrusive. Because assessment is not an exact science, assessment processes need to be judged against how they are intended to be used rather than against absolute criteria. This is especially true in YTS programs, where primary importance is given to CIT's role as an enabling technology and where transferability of training and context-dependent analysis are emphasized. (Appendixes include discussions of accreditation of prior learning experience in information technology, a case study of a typical computer studies scheme, reviews of a typical awareness certificate, standards for grades, certificates of prevocational education, vocational qualifications with an embedded CIT component in the clerical and retail fields, learning outcomes and assessment for scheme modules, and two assessment schemes.) (MN)