One of a series of nine reports of Project ACTIVE (Attaining Competence for Teaching in Vocational Education), this report focuses on trade and industrial (T&I) education, one of nine project components. An overview of competency-based vocational teacher education (CBTE) and the Florida exemplary CBTE project is provided. Part 1 describes the competency identification phase of the trade and industrial education component including review of related research, methodology for identifying competencies, findings (competencies listed to indicate appropriateness for awareness, practice, or real school situation components of preservice and inservice portions of the program), and conclusions. Part 2 describes procedures for identifying and validating of specific criteria for assessing mastery of the competencies and lists the criteria in a 15-page table under competency statements divided into these categories: (1) Orientation to vocational teaching, (2) preparation for instruction, (3) presentation of instruction, (4) application of learning, (5) evaluation, (6) classroom/laboratory management, (7) human relations, and (8) professional role, including the method of assigning credit to competencies. Part 4 describes two sub-components to the T&I project (communication competencies and reading project). Appendixes contain instruments used in the study. A bibliography is included. (TA)