This guide is intended to assist individuals (including deans, department heads, project directors, supervisors of inservice education, and directors of professional development) who are responsible for organizing and/or administering performance-based instructor training programs. The concept of performance-based teacher education/competency-based staff development (PBTE/CBSD) is examined in the first chapter. Chapter II covers the following aspects of changing to PBTE/CBSD: implementation barriers, the basis for changes, the change process, instructional materials, facilities (the resource center), and program costs. The following aspects of college and university PBTE programs are discussed in Chapter III: selection of competencies; implementation patterns; program staffing; grades, credits, and recordkeeping; and teacher certification. Chapter IV, which is devoted to institutional CBSD programs, covers the following topics: selection of competencies, provision for career ladders, participant motivation, university/institution collaboration, and program management. An appendix includes descriptions of eight PBTE/CBSD programs from around the country. (MN)