The document consists of 1973-74 interim reports reflecting staff development activities for adult educators in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The New Jersey report describes the Competency-Based Certification Project for Adult Educators; the Language-Culture Institute, Rutgers University; and the English as a Second Language (ESL) Volunteer Training Project, Glassboro State College. The New York report emphasizes the development of training resources. The report from Puerto Rico offers the results of a needs assessment survey and a detailed description and analysis of the establishment of a program for the professional development of adult educators at the State University. The Virgin Island's interim report consists of a feasibility study to determine the potential for training adult education teachers through video-tape recording equipment via a mobile van. The appendix includes: (1) the New Jersey Competency-Based Certification Project for Adult Education offering progress reports and taxonomies for adult basic education, English as a Second Language, adult counseling, and high school equivalency; and (2) an 11-page bibliography of cultural components in language education. (MW)