The Vermont Vocational Special Needs Evaluation System is a statewide system for evaluating special projects for disadvantaged and handicapped students enrolled in secondary level vocational education programs. A program used for training individuals to serve as external evaluators for the system is presented. This document consists of four sections, which are: (1) an introductory section that provides a rationale for the training program, describes the selection procedures for external evaluators, and highlights the overall training program; (2) an overview of the Vermont Evaluation System, including the sequence of activities, local self-evaluation reporting and the guiding principles of the evaluation system; (3) the external evaluation activity, with discussion of the evaluator's schedule and the activities occurring during the two-day onsite evaluation, as well as a sample of an external evaluator report; and (4) an annotated bibliography of products developed during the operation of the Vermont evaluation system project. (PN)