The document examines changes affecting business and office occupations and identifies curriculum adjustments which those changes necessitate. Section 1 examines the employment outlook for business and office workers and the changing composition of the business labor force. Section 2 examines the factors affecting business and office occupations, the function of the office as an information processing system, and the changes occurring in the operation of offices. Section 3 considers business and office education: the changing role of business and office education, changing attitudes and aspirations of business education students, and the need for a viable business and office career education curriculum. Section 4 explains the Business and Office Career Education Curriculum (BO-CEC) project, explains strategies for developing curriculum guides, and describes the proposed national business and office education support center. A brief bibliography and names and addresses of members of the Committee for the Future of Business Education are also included. (Author/JR)