This document contains vocational education program courses standards for exploratory courses, practical arts courses, and job preparatory programs offered at the secondary or postsecondary level. Each program standard is composed of two parts: a curriculum framework and student performance standards. The curriculum framework includes four major sections: major concepts/content, laboratory activities, special notes, and intended outcomes. Student performance standards are listed for each intended outcome. For secondary job preparatory programs, courses have been designated with student performance standards listed for each course. Standards are provided for orientation to American industry occupations; exploration of occupations in construction, graphic communications, manufacturing, and power and transportation; practical graphic communications, home mechanics, power mechanics and energy, industrial skills, and industrial systems; and pretechnical construction, drafting, electronics, energy and power, graphic arts, and materials and processes. (YLB)