Prepared to assist the distributive education work coordinator in using the Standard Training Plan (STP) for the cooperative program work assignments of students, this manual describes the development of the STP, provides instructions for its use, and discusses some specific problem areas. The author takes the approach that what is needed is a basic listing of areas most common to most distributive jobs, and a basic task listing common to each of these areas, with plenty of space provided for adding or deleting items, depending on the nature of the actual job under consideration. It is emphasized that with added input of the coordinator, the student, and the employer, the STP provided here should develop into an individualized plan consonant with the school program, the student's career objective, and the needs of the employer. Exhibits include (1) a complete reproducible set of STP parts which include a cover sheet, major work category sheets, and training plan sheet with job description; (2) copies of the 12 major work category sheets (Company Policies, Selling, Cash Register Operation, Other Sales Transactions, Product/Service Technology, Stockkeeping and Inventory, Reports and Records, Receiving and Checking, Marking, Display and Advertising, Other Specific Job Duties, and Career Development), each with task description lists and space for recording date and place of task completion; and (3) sheets containing job descriptions for 12 of the most commonly encountered jobs in distributive education. A bibliography is also included. (Author/RG)