This curriculum guide consists of 17 units of study for use in a prevocational career education course geared toward ninth and tenth grade students. Covered in the individual lessons are the following topics: assessing personal characteristics, completing a personal aptitude inventory, assessing personal interests, using the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, identifying occupational choices, identifying vocational and educational choices, making decisions, understanding how people communicate nonverbally, making educational or training plans, financing education or training, understanding the types of work available, understanding working conditions and physical demands, examining employer-employee relationships, obtaining information concerning job openings, preparing a resume, completing application forms, and interviewing for a job. Each lesson contains some or all of the following: lesson objectives; teaching aids; information assignments; references; an introduction to the unit; a presentation outline; classroom, laboratory, shop or other activities; a lesson review; a unit test; an answer key; information sheets; and assignment sheets. (MN)