This guide provides an introduction to a cooperative occupational education curriculum developed for special needs instructors and students. It contains a table of contents that lists the 20 units in the curriculum and a brief outline of the information topics covered in each unit. A section on use of the curriculum describes the component parts of the materials (objectives, suggested activities, information topic sheets, transparency masters, assignment sheets, and unit reviews) and discusses how to create instructional management plans for a mmodified cooperative occupational education curriculum. The general reference list is a source of all materials referenced in the curriculum; both print and audiovisual sources are included. (YLB)