This handbook is a complete guide for developing and administering cooperative industrial education programs in Missouri. The 11 sections of the handbook provide information in the following areas: (1) overview of the cooperative industrial education program; (2) role of the teacher-coordinator; (3) program development; (4) the instructional program; (5) cooperative education components; (6) vocational student organizations; (7) advisory committees; (8) facilities, equipment, and resources; (9) program evaluation; (10) legal aspects; and (11) professionalism. Appendices to the guide list Missouri certification standards for cooperative industrial education teacher-coordinators; provide guidelines for submitting applications for expanding and new vocational education programs; outline the cooperative industrial education core curriculum; and provide sample training agreements, instructional management plans, evaluation instruments, and student records forms. (KC)