The purpose of this handbook is to assist Job Corps Training Center staff in developing an instructional system which relates to present day occupational requirements. This is a how-to-do-it handbook which emphasizes and illustrates curriculum development techniques to assist training and management staff in establishing and updating Career Development programs. Emphasis is placed on firm accountability, vocational counseling, continual trainee assessment of skills development, related education and technical knowledge, and personal development in attitudes and professional ethics. The first four sections contain a general discussion of the methods employed in developing occupational training programs, and how to develop the instructional system to meet the requirements of industry. The last section provides detailed, how-to-do-it guides and curriculum development resources. (Author)