This report describes a process to determine the degree to which labor market information guided the program decisions of local planning and advisory groups in Illinois' Education for Employment system. The first part focuses on the program approval application and local validation process. It offers recommendations for the sequential contents of a program approval application, the purpose of which is to determine the degree to which labor market information is incorporated in local program decision making. Topics discussed include industry profile, industry analysis, and occupational analysis. The next part of the report discusses activities of staff responsible for reviewing and verifying these applications. The kind of supports necessary to facilitate and expedite the review process are also considered. The third part makes suggestions about the kinds of information useful in the local validation process. It also discusses the particular decisions for which these "rules of evidence" are most appropriate. A flow chart of sequential steps and data sources used in labor market planning conclude the document. (YLB)