With the growing demand and the growing need for continuing education programs, there is an accompanying need for establishing, maintaining, transferring, and recognizing a uniform measurement of participation in noncredit continuing education. The proposal seeks to define the circumstances under which noncredit continuing education might lend itself to measurement and documentation in more or less standard terms. Sponsors of organized learning experiences will be encouraged to refer to their programs as continuing education so they can be considered as part of the area of concern. Sponsors will also be encouraged to use continuing education units (CEUs) in their program descriptions. The CEU has many advantages, and standards in its application should be established. Other standards to be considered are adequate descriptions of the continuing education experiences, maintaining records, and assessing qualitatively individual performances. This system would offer a broad range of benefits to individuals, instructors, administrators, institutions, employers, organizations, and government agencies. (AG)