This guide is designed to assist teachers conducting a course to prepare students for entry-level employment in the commercial and industrial wiring trade. Included in the guide are 15 instructional units and the following sections of information for teachers: guidelines in using the unit components; academic and workplace skills classifications and definitions; competency profile; instructional/task analysis; list of related academic and workplace skills; list of tools, equipment, and materials required to complete the assignment/job sheets; a 24-item reference list; and a glossary. The following topics are covered in the instructional units: blueprint reading and load calculations, tools and equipment, service, transformers, rough-in, lighting, motors and controllers, electrical diagrams and symbols, two- and three-wire controls, separate control circuits, sequence controls, jogging controls, reversing starters, special control circuits, and programmable controls. Each unit contains some or all of the following: objective sheet, suggested activities, assignment and written test answers, written test, unit evaluation form, teacher supplements, transparency masters, information sheet, student supplements, assignment sheets, and job sheets (lists of criteria for evaluating student performance). (MN)