The substance of this manual centers on the development and implementation of the Bowling Green, Kentucky career education program. Preparing students for life-centered careers, the school system has developed, through a three year process, a program that involves every teacher, guidance counselor and administrator and permeates the fabric of the K through 12 curriculum. The manual discusses the role of the superintendent, supervisor, principal, and librarian and the specific steps taken in implementing the program. The development of community support, inservice training, establishing an organizational center, the utilization of resource persons, and interviewing as a learning tool are dealt with in detail. A uniform format for unit development and planning is presented, and two examples of unit writing offered. The section on elementary education discusses awareness, counselor role, record keeping implementation and interviewing. The junior high section details the guidance program, offers sample surveys, interview forms, outline of the 8th grade orientation unit and sample career units in mathematics, political science, English and business. The high school section offers a list of occupations related to subject areas, four sample units, a job fact sheet, and a list of goals. An 18 page appendix offers a primary questionnaire, evaluation surveys, sample programs and a bibliography. (MW)