This South Dakota project assisted the Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities in setting long range preservice and inservice professional development priorities and identifying future planning needs of the Council. The project provided a prioritization of training needs in the area of developmental disabilities as perceived by consumers, parents, families, service providers, and relevant others. The project was completed in four phases: (1) a literature search to determine the current and emerging trends in service delivery for persons with developmental disabilities across the life span; (2) a Delphi survey of various generalized and specialized statewide groups to elicit input on long-range staff training needs in the state; (3) establishment of six focus groups which discussed issues covered in the Delphi survey and the potential of the Human Resource Development Model; and (4) a follow-up survey of focus group participants. The resulting prioritized listing of training needs outlines 23 inservice training priorities, 13 preservice training priorities, and 11 priorities concerning training in the human resource development model and total quality management. Each identified priority includes a justification based on the project's survey. An appendix includes the Delphi surveys sent to various groups. Contains 21 references. (DB)