This manual is intended primarily as an operational guide for school and area work experience coordinators in senior high schools. Contents cover: (1) development of the cooperative work experience education program, (2) various types of work experience, (3) youth guidance and placement service, (4) legal aspects of employing minors, (5) school credit for work experience programs, (6) duties of work supervisors and program coordinators, (7) program maintenance, and (8) explanation of work experience and work permit forms, including samples of each form. A bibliography is also included, and the guide is illustrated with numerous photographs. (AW)