The curriculum developed by the Fairfax County (Virginia) Department of Manpower Services in Vocational English as a Second Language (VESL) program is a response to the needs of Southeast Asian refugees for language and cross-cultural skills and to employers' needs for support services. The core curriculum, emphasizing fluency and listening comprehension and designed to be adapted to various job types and industries, was developed from surveys of employers and supervisors concerning the kinds of language and language usage skills needed at the worksite. Appended materials include a list of the six 3-week instructional units, sample activities for two lessons on giving directions, student pre- and post-test data taken at instructional sites, a list of 71 specific desired competencies, a sample page from a form to be used by observers determining worksite language competencies, and a three-page bibliography. (MSE)