This document presents performance-oriented, general objectives, intended as guidelines for writing specific objectives for vocational and technical teacher education curriculums. These general objectives are based on an extensive enumeration and analysis of important pedogogical performance requirements for teachers of conventional vocational programs. Although not tested in actual program operation, the objectives have been reviewed by teacher educators, and subsequently refined. The objectives are presented for each of the 10 categories of duties or functions found to be required of teachers. Finally, the development of specific instructional objectives from the general objectives is illustrated by examples. Appendixes include a glossary of terms and a master list of performance elements referenced to the related general objectives in the main text. Specific chapter headings include the following: (1) Origin, Purpose and Use of Guidelines, (2) General Objectives for Planning of Instruction, (3) General Objective for Guidance, and (4) Prototypes of Specific Objectives. A related document is available as VT 014 258 in this issue. (Author/JS)