Guides for organizing and individualizing three courses of study for job training in the mining careers of entry level miner, general inside laborer/timber framer, and faceman are presented in this manual. Introductory information includes (1) suggestions for utilizing, modifying, or customizing materials (task sheets) in the manual to suit individual student needs; (2) directions for maintaining records and creating student textbooks; (3) a title glossary which lists all the tasks presented in the manual, grouping them into twenty-two modules, which are further grouped into six larger instructional units: entry level orientation, safety, mine emergencies, roof rib control, communications, and ventilation and air control; and (4) groupings of task titles according to their appropriateness for each of the three courses of study. The remainder of the manual presents ninety-five task sheets designed for the student and representing the core of skills needed (as recommended by mining and vocational education personnel) in most deep mining operations. Each task sheet includes the task title, instructional objectives, procedures, review questions, accompanying information sheets, and related illustrations. (BM)