This document presents and discusses the national skill standards for advanced high-performance manufacturing that were developed during a project that was commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education. The introduction explains the need for national skill standards. Discussed in the next three sections are the following: benefits of national skills standards to educators, individual workers, students, parents, and other community members; scenario for using skill standards; and procedures for using skill standards for purposes of manufacturing process improvement, current employee training/development, new employee hiring, skills standards identification/development, job skill profile development, and skill match gap analysis. In the longest section of the document, the 210 national skill standards developed are listed by the following categories: communication and teamwork; math and measurement; workplace safety and health; problem solving; quality assurance; blueprint reading; manufacturing fundamentals; business planning and operation; computer use; process control and improvement; work force issues; workplace skills; and learning skills. Concluding the document are background information on the project to develop the standards and lists of the project committee members and individuals and organizations providing information/input during the standards' development. A skills standards framework is appended. (MN)