This report focuses on programs for the transition from education to adult and working life in Ireland and the United Kingdom that are actively concerned with development of new forms of assessment and certification of students' work in schools. Part 1 reviews the central issues with which the British and Irish pilot projects are concerned. The three issues are fundamental and general and should be of significance for other countries. They are (1) meeting of the assessment/certification needs of lower-attaining pupils, (2) certification and assessment of a greater variety of achievements of students of all abilities, and (3) recognition of new certificates and forms of assessment. Part 2 describes the Manchester pilot project's assessment work, because it provides an example of answers to questions raised in Part 1. Sample forms are provided. An appendix provides short profiles on the eight pilot projects mentioned in the report. These profiles include a contact person's name and address, target group, objective, and list of activities. (YLB)