This curriculum was designed to be used by trainers responsible for the preservice education of school psychologists and special educators or as a continuing education or self-study guide for individuals wishing to increase their understanding of transition planning and its relationship to assessment. The curriculum is organized around 12 learning outcomes which are cross-referenced in sections covering the following topics: (1) transition planning: legal mandates, limitations; (2) linkage between assessment and transition planning; (3) transdisciplinary vocational assessment (TVA); (4) TVA domains and techniques; (5) vocational/career development theory; (6) TVA and students with disabilities; (7) transition planning: best practices; (8) goal development and program evaluation in transition planning; and (9) case studies. Appendices include a list of transition scales (including the complete Living Skills Checklist), a list of test publishers/distributors, a case study analysis guide, sample case study analyses, and a pretest on assessment and transition planning. Contains 31 references as well as a professional bibliography of approximately 550 items, a brief annotated bibliography, and a list of additional resources and organizations. (DB)