This resource guide is intended to assist local vocational education service providers in implementing preemployment competencies as a focused portion of a local vocational education curriculum. Section 1 explains the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Competency System. The four competency areas--career decision making, life and work management, getting a job, and work maturity--and specific competencies are charted. Career decision making includes self-assessment, career awareness, labor market information, and career choice. Life and work management includes managing personal responsibility, solving problems, and coping. Getting a job includes job seeking, contact skills, resumes and applications, and interviewing. Work maturity includes dependability and reliability, communication skills, personal relations, initiative and productivity, and worker rights. Section 2 outlines specific examples of how an agency can design and implement a system. Section 3 explains each competency area in detail, provides suggested methods of assessment and minimum certifications, and includes specific activity plans to use with students. Section 4 lists 16 resources and local JTPA contacts in Alaska. A 62-item objective test, covering the four areas of the preemployment competencies program, is included, with a sample answer sheet and an answer key. (CML)