This instructor's manual is designed to familiarize vocational education teachers with the use of computer-managed instruction (CMI) in competency-based vocational education programs. Discussed in the introductory section of the manual are the basic functions of CMI, tips for getting started, daily recordkeeping procedures, weekly timecard updates, and reports generated by the system. The next section deals with management of databases, task status files, task description files, and student information files. Covered in the remaining two sections of the guide are procedures for monitoring student progress and using a report generator. (MN)