This handbook is intended to aid vocational education learning center coordinators in establishing and/or extending the services available in their learning centers. Following a listing of the objectives of a learning center program, various learning center operational procedures are described, including individualized student instruction, specific objectives by program area, advisory committees, administration and reporting, and do's and don'ts for learning center operation. Covered next is staffing the center. Learning center facilities and furnishings and equipment are described. In a section on learning center instructional materials the following topics are addressed: basic instructional materials for vocational schools and for community colleges, a comprehensive list of instructional materials, English as a second language, problem solving, testing materials, and use of EDL materials. Appended to the handbook are administrative forms, Southern Association standards, lists of Kentucky state and learning center coordinators, and publishers and addresses. (A related report describing the organization and operation of Kentucky's vocational education learning centers is available separately--see note.) (MN)