THE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO DEVELOP A NATIONWIDE STATE-LEVEL, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION INFORMATION SYSTEM (VEIS) WERE PRESENTED IN THIS MANUAL. THESE SPECIFICATIONS WERE PREPARED TO CONFORM TO A UNIVERSAL STYLE FOR ALL STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES TO USE IN FULFILLING THEIR FEDERAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. THE OUTPUT FORMATS OF THE SYSTEM, HOWEVER, WERE STANDARDIZED IN THE INTEREST OF ESTABLISHING UNIFORMITY IN STATE-LEVEL REPORTING. THE SYSTEM DESIGN INCLUDED A BUILT-IN CAPABILITY FOR EXPANSION AND USED STAFF ACTIVITY AS THE DATA BASE. THE CONTENTS OF THE MANUAL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION--(1) AN OVERALL DESCRIPTION OF THE SYSTEM AND THE SYSTEM OBJECTIVES, (2) THE DETAILED DESIGN SPECIFICIATIONS OF THE SYSTEM WITH SUPPORTING FLOW CHARTS AND INPUT-OUTPUT DIAGRAMS, (3) THE FORMS AND ASSOCIATED INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLLECTING BASIC DATA FOR THE SYSTEM, AND (4) A GLOSSARY OF TERMS FOR USE WITH THE SYSTEM. THIS MANUAL IS AN APPENDIX TO THE VEIS FINAL REPORT, AA 000 155. OTHER RELATED REPORTS ARE AA 000 156 AND AA 000 158. (JH)