Described are the procedures used to generate 44 competency statements regarding the job of Minnesota coordinator of special needs, a local school district level position which involves providing services to handicapped and/or disadvantaged students in vocational education. It is reported that an expert jury (which included professionals in the field of vocational and special education) was requested to submit a written list of competencies that might be required for the coordinator's job. The 44 statements which resulted are presented in table form and include that the coordinator be able to maintain a current knowledge of research, trends, and new developments in special needs programing; select and acquire instructional materials appropriate for special needs students; and secure financial aid for individual students, using alternative sources. Appended are a document summarizing a study designed to investigate job incumbents' ratings of competency statements, a paper on competency based versus performance based training, and a copy of the questionnaire used in a survey of the position and background of 33 Minnesota coordinators of special needs. (SBH)