This guide is intended to help Connecticut school districts plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive vocational program for secondary schools and to assist in revitalizing existing programs. The guide is divided into three parts. The first part is an overview of vocational education, providing some historical and current perspectives as well as a look to the future. Key curriculum development activities, including undertaking a needs assessment and developing philosophy, goals, and objectives, are presented in part 2. The final section concerns curriculum content. Chapters in this section outline the stages of vocational education and give examples of curriculum content, scope, and sequence. Appendixes contain statewide goals for education, resources, and a glossary. (KC)