This program guide provides materials to prepare learners for employment as Process Plant Operators through classroom instruction and practical shop experience. Contents include instructional goal and subgoals, an instructional analysis that describes development of the materials and instructional equipment and supplies and facilities requirements, and learner entry behaviors and characteristics. Instructional plans are provided for 27 units. Components of each unit include the following: cluster name/number; unit name/number; learning domain; learning environment; instructional strategy; length in hours; unit description; unit objectives; and list of available materials. Unit topics are as follows: basic plant operations; basic operator responsibilities; safety procedures; environmental safety; applied mathematics; applied physics; process chemistry; applied communication; electrical fundamentals; reading diagrams and prints; computer fundamentals; furnace operations; instrumentation; water treatment; boiler operations; refrigeration; distillation; pumps; cooling towers; turbines; drive train equipment; materials handling; valves; heat exchangers; compressors; piping systems; and hand tools. Appendixes contain listings of learning domains, learning environments, and instructional strategies and a 16-item bibliography. (YLB)