This packet contains a curriculum guide, a set of lesson plans, a student manual, and a competency test packet for the Building Trades II course, the second year of a 2-year, 2-unit (350 hour) preemployment program for students in grades 11-12. This technical course is designed to develop the basic skills associated with builders. An additional 175 hours of enhancement learning is contained in these materials for districts offering Building Trades II as a 3-unit (525 hour) program. The course addresses the common essential elements for trade and industrial education dealing with leadership, employment and postsecondary training, entrepreneurship, safety, human relations and personality development, and personal business management. Following a list of common essential elements, the lessons cover carpentry, masonry, residential electricity, painting and decorating, and plumbing. The curriculum guide contains: lists of the essential elements common to all trade and industrial courses and of the essential elements specific to Building Trades II; an instructional delivery outline; a list of unit objectives and objectives specific to each topic; a list of resources; and suggestions for modifying the materials for special populations. Each lesson plan provides a list of essential elements for that lesson, objectives, identification of type of lesson, tools or equipment, materials, teaching aids, references, and activities. The student materials manual includes information sheets, assignment sheets, and job sheets, with answers to assignment sheets. The competency test package contains tests, for each lesson, that can be used either for pretests or posttests. (Answers are provided in the lesson plans.) (KC)