The eighth module of the Rural America staff training series is designed to help individuals gain a better understanding of the placement process. The module begins with a brief introduction to placement in terms of definitions and the current status of placement in the participants' schools, addressing questions of who provides leadership for placement, what kinds of assistance students receive, and who is receiving placement assistance. Issues to consider when developing specific activities that assist students are discussed; these include student needs and available family, school, and community resources. Five major steps necessary to develop a placement program are outlined: locating placement opportunities, securing placement opportunities, developing placement opportunities, maintaining placement opportunities, and evaluating placement programs. The following types of placement opportunities to be identified are presented: private employment, public employment, apprenticeship, military, education, volunteer, civic, and alternative. Ways in which to provide information to students through articles in local and school papers, bulletin boards, and guest speakers are described. Ways to develop student competence in completing application blanks, taking employment tests, money management, and interviewing skills and in preparing resumes through information packets, job-hunting clubs, seminars, and regular assistance are considered. (NEC)