These proceedings contain 17 papers from plenary sessions, workshops, and other presentations at a conference to consider and clarify major issues in assessment and standards in vocational education and training, including identification of problems and suggested solutions. A summary of discussions follows most presentations. Plenary session papers are as follows: "The Importance of Skills and Standards" (Slee); "The Development of the Vocational Education System in the Federal Republic of Germany from the Special Perspective of the 1992 European Integration" (Laur-Ernst); "United Kingdom Reforms in Qualifications and Standards in Vocational Training" (Fuller); "Issues Affecting Assessment and Accreditation" (Kirby); and "Summary and Challenges" (Hall). Workshops include the following: "Skill Standards in the Textile Clothing Footwear Industries" (Parkinson); "Competency-Based Training: COSTAC Working Party Report" (Murphy); "A Workplace Education (Adult Literacy) Project in the Hunter Valley" (McLauchlan); "More and Better Skills Recognition: Where Are We Up To? Where Are We Going?" (Ashenden); "The Trademen's Rights Regulation Act: National Recognition in the Metal and Electrical Trades" (Newton); "Graded Criterion Referenced Assessment in Competency-Based Training" (Van de Graaff); "Competency-Based Vocational Education: Implications for Teacher Education" (Watson); "What Is Clever about Competency-Based Training?" (Thompson); "Staff Development in Competency-Based Assessment" (Docking); "National Recognition of Experiential Learning for the Hospitality Industry" (Casey); "National Scheme for Accreditation of Independent Business Colleges" (Walsh); "TRAC: A Competency-Based Link between School and Work" (Sweet); "A Whole College Approach to Competency-Based Self-Paced Delivery" (Wickenton); and "Media Package: Assessing Competency in the Workplace" (Barry, Davy). Other presentations are: "The Challenges for Australia in Vocational Education and Training" (Dawkins); "Speech by the Minister of Employment and Further Education" (Rann); and "How Did We Get Here from There" (Ramsey). The program and list of participants are appended. (YLB)