The guide for orienting prospective teachers to career education opens with an introductory discussion of the needs of youth, the emergence of career education programs, and teacher education programs in career education. Section 2 discusses seven components of teacher preparation programs in career education: need, concept, orientation to the world of work, information systems and resource use, implementation, guidance and counseling, and change process. Section 3 covers various career dilemmas and social issues such as changes in the structure and composition of the labor force and special needs of bypassed populations. Section 4 covers the historical development and theoretical underpinnings of career development, a basis for career education. Section 5 discusses the career development curriculum, specifying its values, definitions, and dimensions. Sections 6 and 7 cover the career development program. Covering each of the four grade levels (primary, intermediate, junior high, and senior high) separately, section 6 deals with the rationale for the selection and placement of vocational development tasks, and section 7 specifies behaviors which characterize each vocational development task. Ten pages of references are included, as are 15 pages of supplementary appendixes including such things as career education models, resource materials, and lists of resource persons. (JR)