Presentations delivered at the 1981 annual meeting of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification are presented in this publication. The papers consist of: (1) an edited transcript of a discussion on "Innovative Delivery Systems" (W. Robert Houston, Dwight Allen, and Fred Wood); (2) "Delivery Systems in a Time of Change" (LaMar P. Miller); (3) "Retraining Experienced Teachers" at the Northwest Staff Development Center (Dennis Sparks); (4) "Alternative Careers for Teachers in Education: Some Past and Present Issues" (Normand R. Bernier and Averil E. McClelland); (5) an edited transcript of a discussion on "Certification Patterns as Service/Support to Training Programs" (Nicholas Hobar and Robert Gabrys); (6) "The Virginia Scene for the Certification of Teachers" (S. John Davis); (7) "Generalizing Personnel Training Models Used in Business and Industry to School Settings" (Gary R. Wright); (8) an edited transcript of a symposium in which educators discussed "Perspectives on Innovative Delivery Systems to Meet School Staffing Needs" (Lillian Cady, Emily T. Owens, Edward Aquilone, William E. Easton, Bea Rufer, Richard G. Allan, and David G. Imig); and (9) "Certification: A State Obligation for Facilitating Student Learning" (William H. Baker). Appendices contain a constituent group report entitled "A New Method to Certify Non-Speech and Paraprofessional Debate Teachers/Coaches: A Debate Judge Certification Test" (Don M. Boileau, Jon Fitzgerald, David Ling, and Dan P. Millar), a list of the names and addresses of presentors, and the program listings of the annual meeting. (FG)