In　recent　years,　the　college　enrollment　rate　has　increased　substantially　but　the　unemployment　rate　of　college　graduates　has　also　gone　up.　Subrahmanyam　(2013)　indicated　that　technical　and　vocational　education　can　effectively　solve　the　problem　of　unemployment　and　has　become　an　international　research　issue　presently.　For　adapting　trends　of　globalization　and　knowledge　economy　as　well　as　a　rapid　change　of　labor　market　and　surrounding　environment,　this　generation　of　young　people　should　possess　not　only　professional　skills　but　also　core　employment　ability　that　meets　new　economic　requirements　when　entering　the　workforce.　Morris　Chang,　Chairman　of　TSMC,　says　current　severe　industry　problem　in　Taiwan　is　caused　by　gap　between　education　and　industry.　For　the　sake　of　implementing　development　of　pragmatic　and　practical　curriculum　in　vocational　and　technical　colleges　as　well　as　providing　courses　in　conformity　with　industrial　requirements　and　in　favor　of　increase　in　TVET　(Technical　and　Vocational　Education　and　Training)　students’　career　competitiveness,　the　Ministry　of　Education　actively　plans　for　and　establishes　indicators　for　various　study　groups’　professional　competences.　In　such　context,　this　study　aims　at　developing　a　set　of　evaluation　indicators　applicable　to　core　competences　of　design　students　in　Taiwan.　It　utilizes　expert　decision　of　Delphi　method　to　establish　evaluation　indicators.　Findings　Core　competencies　including　＇professional　capabilities＇　and　＇key　skills＇.　Professional　competence　refers　to　the　ability　required　by　the　professional　field;　key　competence　refers　to　the　common　capability　in　a　workplace.　Professional　competence　includes　five　aspects:　design　literacy,　design　theory,　operational　practice,　design　application,　and　design　planning.　Key　competence　includes　four　aspects:　attitude　ethics,　creative　thinking,　self-management,　and　analysis　and　application.　Each　aspect　contains　several　assessment　items,　which　all　achieve　expert　consistence　standard　and　expert　consensus.　Definite　evaluation　indicators　developed　here　can　be　used　as　standards　for　related　education　units　to　assess　students’　competences,　as　well　as　bases　for　the　industry　to　choose　talents　and　make　appraisal　in　the　future.　These　are　major　contributions　of　this　study.　©　2015　Taylor　&　Francis　Group,　London.