Occupational Information and Guidance Service

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Commissioner J. W. Studebaker, in an article prepared exclusively for the November issue of Occupations containing initial announcement of the Occupational Information and Guidance Service recently established in the United States Office of Education, declared that one of the primary objectives of the new Service was the inauguration of state supervision of occupational information and guidance service programs.Any State desiring to take advantage of federal funds to assist in the payment of salary and expenses of a State Supervisor of an Occupational Information and Guidance Service must have its proper authorities accept the necessary amendments to the state plan of vocational education already in existence. The amended plan then is submitted to the U. S. Office of Education for approval.Maryland in November became the first state to have such a program passed and approved. Half a dozen other state plans were being considered in December. The Maryland plan is reproduced herewith in part, through the courtesy of the Maryland State Department of Education. It will be noted that the office of supervisor, though supported by funds allotted to vocational education, is expected to serve the needs of all schools in the state with respect to occupational information and guidance.Our readers will be particularly interested in the comprehensive statements regarding the duties and qualifications of the state supervisor and will see how useful the office of state supervisor can be in promoting the objectives set forth in Commissioner Studebaker's article. Other states will watch with interest the development of occupational information and guidance service in Maryland.