Standardized vocational education course titles and core contents for two courses in Mississippi are provided: machine tool operation/machine shop I and II. The first course contains the following units: (1) orientation; (2) shop safety; (3) shop math; (4) measuring tools and instruments; (5) hand and bench tools; (6) blueprint reading; (7) lathes; (8) lathe operations; (9) milling machines; and (10) milling operations. The second course contains the following units: (1) orientation; (2) shop safety; (3) layout; (4) advanced lathe operations; (5) advanced milling operations; (6) grinding machines; (7) grinding operations; (8) project construction; and (9) computerized numerical control. Each unit consists of these components: objectives, with core/essential objectives indicated; suggested instructional practices; list of suggested resources; list of evaluation and suggested minimum performance standards, with core/essential objectives indicated; and performance record, with core/essential objectives indicated. A checklist for each course combining all unit performance standards into a single list is included. (NLA)