Suggestions for this handbook were gathered from teacher-coordinators and administrators of cooperative vocational education in the state of Illinois and from publications depicting exemplary practices in other states. It is designed for use by both administrators and teacher-coordinators and is structured around the most commonly asked questions regarding cooperative vocational education. Titles of the eight chapters included and the major subjects covered in each chapter follow: Overview of Cooperative Vocational Education (types of cooperative education reimburseable plans in Illinois, quality components of cooperative vocational education, advantages and limiting factors, problems facing curriculum developers); Teacher-Coordinator Tasks and Recommended Time Table; Determining Need for Cooperative Vocational Education (student needs, employer interest, Comprehensive Employment Training Act); Planning for Cooperative Vocational Education (local plan, step-by-step planning guide for new vocational programs, developing the curriculum, student needs, community needs); The Training Station (selection of training stations, learning at training stations, state and federal regulations, cooperation with other agencies); The In-School Instruction Plan (what to teach, planning and sequencing instruction, sources of instructional materials, vocational student organizations); Public Relations (the process, target audiences, methods of communication, faculty personnel interrelationships); and Staff, Facilities, and Evaluation. A glossary of key terms and thirty-one forms commonly used in cooperative vocational education in secondary schools in Illinois are appended. (SH)