This publication has been prepared to assist public school administrators who are involved in planning new vocational education programs. It will assist in planning curriculums, selecting personnel and planning for new buildings and for expanding existing facilities. This handbook is organized to give general information and the purposes of the various vocational education programs in Agriculture, Distributive Education, Consumer and Homemaking Education, Business and Office Occupations, Trade and Industrial Education, Cooperative Vocational Education, Industrial Arts, Occupational Orientation, and Vocational Guidance. For each area of training, the objectives of the program are listed and followed by an outline of the organization of instruction. A description of each type of program within the area is given. Basic information on the organization of instruction in the various vocational education programs follows the program descriptions. A description of the youth activities programs for the instructional program follows the discussion on organization of instruction. A nine-item bibliography, classroom floor plans, and equipment lists are included. (Author/KP)