The major purpose of this guide is to elicit the information necessary for writing educational specifications for facilities to house technical education programs in metallurgy. It is organized in these parts: (1) Part I discusses the major purpose, underlying assumptions, recent instructional trends, and guiding principles utilized in the preparation of the guide, (2) Part II provides data collection instruments for basic program features, educational objectives, and the training program, (3) Part III provides data collection instruments for quantative and qualitative facility needs, and (4) Part IV includes an annotated bibliography of 21 items published between 1959 and 1968. A total of 17 data collection instruments and instructions for their use are included. (EM)