This guide is intended for use in conducting a seminar to help students prepare for the transition to the work force as office workers in business, industry, or government. The first third of the guide contains the following: a profile of the critical skills required for the Canadian work force, a flowchart of the recommended sequence of studies for business education courses, a rationale for the business education seminar outlined in the guide, evaluation criteria, time allotments, and the goals and objectives of each of the seminar's 10 units. The remainder of the guide consists of outlines for instructional units on the following topics: ethics, career development, office organization, administrative support, research skills/office resources, telephone techniques, interpersonal skills, stress management, communications, and work education. Each unit outline contains a unit goal and objectives correlated with recommended instructional methods. Contains 21 references. (MN)