The Competitive Employment through Vocational Experience (CETVE) Project was a 2-year, federally funded model transitional program for secondary-level handicapped students. The model involved use of competitive work experience to provide severely vocationally handicapped students with a work history prior to graduation. CETVE students were provided with supervised competitive work experience in conjunction with job coaching and written transition plans. The five phases in the service delivery model included: (1) identifying handicapped students who need CETVE services, (2) screening identified students to determine initial employment skills and deficits, (3) placing students in a competitive work experience, (4) training students on-the-job via job coaching, and (5) providing follow-along services to ensure job retention. Of the 11 students served who were graduated from high school, seven obtained full-time employment, one acquired part-time employment, two enrolled in a community college, and one became unemployed. Factors that school systems need to consider when replicating this transitional model include: interagency cooperation, transportation, liability, and community-based training. Sample forms are located in an appendix and include a student employment screening form, a job analysis form, a job/student compatibility analysis form, and a form for supervisors' evaluations of employees. (JDD)