Building maintenance is a basic two-year trade education course requiring 2 1/2 hours of study on each of 160 teaching days per year. Student abilities should range from those capable of the simplest custodial work to those who may eventually be superintendents of building complexes. The syllabus is organized in sections by traditional skills groupings (custodial services, grounds maintenance, redecorating, carpentry, masonry, electricity, plumbing, climate control, drawings and specifications, bookkeeping and estimating). A two-column format lists course content with suggested audiovisuals and methodology. Appended are lists of texts, references, and audiovisuals; a source directory; and a list of tools and equipment considered to be the minimum necessary for a class group of 20 students. (MS)