The manual for business and office education in Washington is intended to assist all in-school personnel involved in cooperative occupational education (COE), and provides step-by-step guidelines for planning programs appropriate to each school's situation. COE combines classroom learning with on-the-job training to help each student prepare for his chosen occupational objective and to make a smooth transition from school to work. Areas covered by the guidelines are: the relationship between a general knowledge base, related occupational instruction, on-the-job training, and youth organizations; administrative considerations for a COE program; "How to Do It," including personnel selection for the COE program, community promotion of COE, student placement, counseling, and evaluation, and program evaluation; and related instruction. The Washington State plan for vocational education is included together with 60 pages of appendixes and exhibits of related material. (KP)