A project identified training competencies performed by human resource specialists and determined competencies that needed further professional development. It used this information to assess the adequacy of the training programs of the University of Tennessee's Department of Technological and Adult Education and to determine the feasibility of developing a professional development seminar for upgrading specialists. Study respondents were 226 members of 5 Tennessee chapters of the American Society of Training and Development. A task form sort collected information about the 78 tasks identified. More than 50 percent of the respondents reported they performed 63 of the 78 training tasks; more than 50 percent rated the need for additional training as important for 69 training tasks. The administrative area in present departmental programs showed some limitations with respect to providing adequate preparation for training specialists. Characteristics such as age, level of education, military experience, training experience, location in state, or number of training specialists at a workplace had limited impact on whether a training specialist performs a task or needs additional training. (Appendixes include the cover letter and survey directions and forms.) (YLB)