This Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) presents key information needed to administer Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) performance standards. It presents an overview of DOL's performance standards policies for Program Years (PYs) 1998 and 1999, which have been revised minimally from Program Years 1996 and 1997. It also presents a summary of what's new for PY 98. The Guide also discusses how performance standards are adjusted for local conditions, discusses incentive and sanction policies, as well as discussing using wage records for performance management.