This guide is designed to serve as (1) instructional materials for training those assigned to provide technical assistance in the regional planning and articulation of vocational education and (2) a resource to familiarize and train the recipients of the planning processes. Addressed in the individual chapters of the manual are the following topics: the rationale for regional planning and articulation, the representational make-up of the regional planning model, the planning process, orientation and use of the planning committee, procedures for planning on a regional basis, development and implementation of a communication system, and the process of articulation. The final section of the guide contains 26 handouts dealing with such topics as assessing the need for workers in priority occupations; comparing enrollment and labor market projections; administering a community occupational survey; planning a training program; developing a communication system; implementing followup activities; and tracking data flow at the local, regional, and state levels. (MN)