This instructor's guide accompanies the self-paced student training modules on trowel trades, four of which are available separately as CE 032 869-872. Introductory materials include an introduction to pre-apprenticeship and its three phases of training, a recommended procedure for conducting pre-apprenticeship training, and a course outline. Teaching outlines are then provided for the 12 modules that comprise this course. For each module some or all of this material may be presented: instructional outcomes; introduction; outline of content with teaching methods and aids listed and/or sketched, notes for self-assessment, assignment, and post assessment; and suggested readings. Modules include Introduction to Trowel Trades, Diagnostic Testing/Trowel Trades and Drywall/Plasterer, Survival Skills, Trade Math (diagnostic test and remedial work), Physical Requirements, Safety, First Aid, Blueprint Reading, Tools, Materials, Trowel Trades Processes, and Basic Trowel Trade Techniques (student projects). Project sheets are provided. An occupational analysis/task inventory for bricklayer and cement finisher is appended. (YLB)