This teacher handbook provides recommended goals and objectives and suggested measures for competency-based courses in the vocational program area of home economics education. A background and overview section contains the philosophy and rationale, discusses thinking skills and programs for exceptional children, and provides notes that explain how to read the goals, objectives, and measures and offer suggestions for student placement, textbook use, and activities. This specific information is then provided for a vocational education competency-based curriculum: purpose and overview (target groups, philosophy, curriculum planning and design) and course of study. For home economics education, grades 9-12, are offered a program description, learning outcomes, and scope and sequence. These courses are included in the curriculum: adult roles and functions, advanced home economics, applied home economics occupations III, child care services I and II, clothing services I and II, consumer management skills, exploratory/introductory home economics, food services I and II, home interiors services I and II, and human services. Materials provided for each course include a topical outline and a one-page format for each competency goal that details grade level, skills/subject area, the competency goal, objective(s), and measure(s) (suggestions of ways in which students may demonstrate their ability to meet the objective). (YLB)