| The intention of vocational schools is to equip | | | | wood and metal shop, and auto repair though schools |
| students with all the pertinent practical knowledge | | | | have recently put more emphasis on academics for |
| and social skills necessary for them to take on a | | | | all students because of new standards based on |
| productive role in the economy, by training for a | | | | education reform. Many schools have shifted the |
| specific career or trade. This kind of training provides | | | | emphasis of their programs from the traditional |
| an instrument for the promotion of worker | | | | trades to computers and related technologies, while |
| employability through the enhancement of human | | | | other schools have moved away from vocational |
| capital and for productivity improvement and | | | | training entirely. |
| competitiveness at the level of the firm or nation. | | | | Technical and vocational institutions need to have |
| Vocational training should include a wide range of | | | | competency to provide qualified training that satisfies |
| activities, including types of training which would help | | | | both trainees and employers to contribute in |
| fit a person for employment, including practical work | | | | developing the economy. Technical schools offer |
| experience, and vocational guidance. Vocational | | | | technology-oriented degree programs in a variety of |
| training can open up new prospects and provide the | | | | fields including information technology, computer |
| opportunity to escape unemployment, by offering a | | | | programming, networking, and much more. Technical |
| secure income and opportunities for advancement. | | | | institutes offer intensive technical training but teach |
| An advantage of graduates of vocational schools has | | | | less theory and general education than junior and |
| over informally trained job seekers is that an | | | | community colleges. |
| independent organization certifies that vocational | | | | Vocational schools imparts specialized skills and |
| graduates have the skills needed to successfully | | | | knowledge while instilling social and political attitudes |
| perform a specific skilled occupation. Many large | | | | and behavior patterns essential for successful |
| communities often have separate public schools that | | | | economic activities. Vocational training is can be a |
| students attend full time that provide academic | | | | launch pad for a career that can lead to participants |
| instruction and vocational training to their high school | | | | becoming masters in their field. Vocational training is a |
| students. These schools commonly use the co-op | | | | must and should be compulsory as it provides the |
| training program, in which students work part time in | | | | learner with practical knowledge of the theoretical |
| the job for which they are preparing. | | | | concepts learned in school and should be considered |
| Traditionally, junior high schools and high schools have | | | | as your stepping stone to success. |
| offered vocational courses such as home economics, | | | | |