This syllabus provides occupational education teachers in secondary schools with a guide for developing a course in trade graphics which meets the minimal requirements that an acceptable two-year program in New York State must provide. The content is presented in six sections, and each one includes terminal objectives and suggestions for correlated content, behavioral objectives, and teaching. The first, an introduction to graphics occupations, covers class organization, industrial organization, history of printing, printing materials, and printing methods. The next three sections cover the following graphics occupations respectively: (1) pre-press (includes letterpress, offset, darkroom operations, and camera operation), (2) presswork (includes letterpress and offset), and (3) bindery (includes paper cutter, folder, collator, paper drill, stitcher, plastic punch, plastic binder, perfect binder, padding press, and materials handling). The fifth section, on ancillary procedures, covers maintenance and business procedures. The last section focuses on preparation for employment, including applying for a job, evaluating job offers, and inservice education. Lists of resources, as well as suggested equipment, tools, and supplies, conclude this syllabus. (EM)