AFTER COMPLETING THE TRAINING UNIT OF WHICH THIS MANUAL IS A PART, THE LEARNER SHOULD BE ABLE TO FILL OUT A JOB APPLICATION COMPLETELY AND CORRECTLY. SPECIFIC TASKS INCLUDE READING THE APPLICATION AND ALL DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY, ANSWERING ALL QUESTIONS, AND DEALING WITH POSSIBLE PROBLEM AREAS SUCH AS A CONVICTION RECORD. THE MANUAL INCLUDES A LIST OF UNIT LEARNING GOALS AND SUBGOALS, DIRECTIONS FOR USE OF THE MANUAL, UNIT PRETEST AND POSTTEST, ILLUSTRATED STEP-BY-STEP DIRECTIONS FOR FILLING OUT A JOB APPLICATION, UNIT-TEST KEY, WORD LIST, AND SAMPLE EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION. THE MANUAL IS A PART OF A CURRICULUM MATERIALS PACKAGE DEVELOPED BY THE AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION AS PART OF A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM, FUNDED BY A LEAA GRANT, WAS IMPLEMENTED IN FOUR LOCAL JAILS IN 1979. TITLED COORDINATED COMMUNITY OFFENDER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS, IT IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE INMATES' EMPLOYABILITY AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY TEACHING CONSUMER AND LIFE SKILLS NEEDED TO COPE IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY AS WELL AS SKILLS RELATED TO LOCATING AND FINDING EMPLOYMENT. ALTHOUGH DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR ADULT INMATES IN CITY AND COUNTY JAILS, THE PROGRAM CAN BE ADAPTED TO JUVENILE AND TO OTHER TYPES OF INSTITUTIONS. FOR OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE TRAINING MATERIALS PACKAGE, SEE NCJ 63908-63913 AND 63915-63925. (CFW)