In coordination with training officers, student programming agents, and students, a system was designed that would allow a comparative analysis of nonacademic courses offered by U.S. institutions and international providers of children and youth services, permit students to earn internationally recognized continuing education units, and establish a computerized record system that would include pertinent training course and credit information. Materials were prepared in the practicum for nonacademic training programs that would hold training providers more accountable for offering what they advertise, and a system was designed to ensure that nonacademic study by international providers of child and youth services was recognized through granting internationally recognized credit. Besides the organization of a student nonacademic advisory council, meetings with stakeholders ascertained what was most needed to develop a system for tracking courses taken by international nonacademic students under federal sponsorship. Analysis of the data revealed that the more information given about a course when it was announced, the greater the likelihood of the student and funding agency choosing the best continuing education course to meet the defined student needs. Students were more likely to want to remain lifelong learners when they knew that their nonacademic courses would be recognized internationally. (CK)