This guidebook is intended for use by local personnel during the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of an education for employment system. (An education for employment system is defined as a consortium of high schools and area vocational centers, working with the local community colleges, which pools resources to meet the education for employment needs of the area's youth and adults.) An introduction and materials for the first three phases for establishing regional systems are included. (Materials for the final two phases are being developed.) The introduction contains the policy statement and administrative plan, as well as a discussion of the mission and characteristics of education for employment. Phase I covers the development of a planning grant proposal; it is concerned with initiating the planning process in a local area and includes a sample planning grant proposal format and instruction. Phase II guidelines emphasize establishing a project operating structure, collecting and analyzing information for program decision making, developing a comprehensive information dissemination program, and developing and formalizing a joint agreement. Appendixes to this section include sample questionnaires, forms, and joint agreements. Phase III guidelines include instructions for (1) developing cooperative agreements and policy manuals for systems that have formalized a cooperative agreement, (2) verifying a task list, and (3) developing articulation agreements. Appendixes to this section include a recommended articulation outline for community college districts and the secondary education for employment as well as samples of comprehensive and specific articulation. (YLB)