One of a series of nine reports of Project ACTIVE (Attaining Competence for Teaching in Vocational Education), this report focuses on the criteria for assessing mastery of the professional competencies (skills) important to personnel implementing the career education concept into vocational education programs in Florida. An overview of competency-based vocational teacher education (CBTE) and the exemplary CBTE project is provided. Part 1 describes the competency identification phase of the career education component including review of related research, a questionnaire survey of vocational educators involved in career education in Florida, the findings (competencies with mean importance ratings), and conclusions. Part 2 describes the procedures for identifying and validating of specific criteria for assessing mastery of the competencies and lists the criteria in a 14-page table under 87 competency statements grouped into the following categories: (1) Program planning, development, and evaluation, (2) instructional planning, (3) teaching methods- media, (4) student evaluation, (5) management, (6) guidance, (7) school-community and student relations, (8) instructor's professional role and development, and (9) unique competencies. It is recommended that the assessment criteria be reviewed and revised to fit the needs of particular inservice or preservice programs designed to prepare or upgrade career education personnel and vocational teachers of vocational programs in Florida. Appendixes contain instruments used in the study. A bibliography is included. (TA)