This guide, prepared for a 2-year course in junior colleges and technical institutes, is designed to be a national program to train persons for employment as technicians in the cement and concrete industries. Included are 48 session outlines divided into five units of study. Each unit contains objectives, outlines, related information, and illustrations. Unit 5 includes Introduction, and Handling of Concrete-Transporting and Concrete-Placing. Unit 6 includes Tools and Equipment for Finishing Concrete, Finishing of Concrete, and Review and Mid-Term Exam (not supplied). Unit 7 includes Jointing of Concrete and Volume Changes and Crack Control. Unit 8 includes Soil-Cement. Unit 9 includes Fire Resistance of Concrete and Review and Final Exam (not supplied). Each session includes general objectives, performance objectives, introduction, overview of session, session outline, related activities, tools and materials, presentation outline, teaching techniques, aids and devices, related information, and discussion questions. A glossary is appended. This guide and related documents (VT 010 139 and VT 010 141 and VT 010 150-VT 010 152) are currently being field tested prior to revision and should be available in revised form by late 1972. (GR)