The Texas Improving Vocational Administration (IVA) project was conceived to improve preservice and inservice programs for vocational education administrators. Primary objectives were to (1) develop a method, including a survey, to determine existing inservice and preservice administrative training program competencies; (2) determine, using the survey, the programs' influence on the administrator's ability to meet the needs of special groups; (3) identify professional administrator competencies for vocational program responsibilities; (4) develop modular materials to meet administrators' needs; and (5) design and validate a training package to increase administrators' management skills. As a result of the needs assessment of practicing superintendents and principals and twenty-eight Texas higher education institutions, areas were identified for the development of instructional materials. Preservice/inservice training materials were arranged in six units: legislation affecting vocational education, vocational education funding and fiscal management, advisory councils, organizational and administrative structure, administration and supervision, and program planning. The unit format includes description, goal, objectives; resource readings; learner activities; self-assessment and answer key; and transparency masters. The materials were sent to participating universities for review and field testing. In addition, four workshops were held to introduce the materials to vocational education administrators. (CSS)