The growing demand for increased diversification of programs and greater specialization in work experience for students of vocational agriculture has created a need for sound teacher guidelines for initiating, establishing, and administering a vocational education program that combines the benefits of school instruction, on-the-job training, and remunerated work experience. The 38 guidelines are reported under headings of: (1) Fundamental Considerations, (2) Initiating a Directed Work-Experience Program, (3) Operating a Directed Work-Experience Program, and (4) Legal Requirements. Explanatory information is listed for each of the guidelines and supplementary material includes a list of related references. Related documents are available as VT 005 938, VT 005 939, and ED 019 494. (DM)