Basic career needs, management tasks, objectives, human development rationale, and implementation strategies for a career development education program are discussed in terms of the Minnesota Career Development Curriculum (CDC) project. Oriented toward teachers and counselors, the document contains six chapters: (1) The Challenge, presenting an overview of career oriented education in terms of the interrelationships between school, society, the labor market, the future, and students; (2) In Touch with Reality, discussing socioeconomic and cultural values and career expectations held by the general population and their implications for counselors; (3) Forecast of the Future, viewing future technological and economic changes in terms of present labor market conditions, occupational patterns, and educational requirements; (4) A Conceptual System for Career Development Education, elaborating on a conceptual structure for the definition and development of career development education; (5) A Process Curriculum for Career Management, presenting the CDC as a process model focusing on a sequence of personal competencies (career management tasks) to be mastered in four steps of the student's development; (6) Strategies and Resources for Implementation, discussing delivery systems and resources. Career management tasks (K-12 and post high school), instructional objectives (K-12), and an annotated resource and reference list are appended. (LH)