What is vocational education about?
Major areas where vocational education apply
Need for vocational education
Introduction
Vocational education are skills sets meant to be acquired for physical, mental, psychological, social and economic development. This form of education can be acquired formally through school or informally through a traditional system of education. However, there are mechanics considered effective by Vocational technical educators. These mechanics are duly researched and detailed in this student's project topic. However, The key talking points is to give a preamble of the research work.
What is vocational education about?
Vocational education is the sort of education that is skill-specific. Students of vocational education aim to acquire skills in skill-specific areas such as trades, arts and craft. Formally, vocational education can span from three to four years, otherwise, it could take over six years to.
Vocational does not seem like a professional career in the educational sense but graduates of vocational education become experts, thought leaders and professionals in their field. You could see entrepreneurs, self-employed and employers of labor.
Major areas where vocational education apply
Technically there are two major areas where vocational education apply, and it includes
The formal educational system
The traditional education system
The formal vocational education system trains students in the classroom, or say in a predictable and formal educational environment. Here students are given guidelines and also acquire skills for their vocation of choice.
The traditional vocational education system admits trainees as apprentices. They enroll for a period of apprenticeship wherein they are exposed to real life situations throughout the period of training. The graduation of students in this system, unlike the formal educational sector, empowers trainees with financial and material resources to start on their own. Interesting enough, this system also guarantees continuity in this form of vocational education.
Need for vocational education
Vocational education is really necessary as it contributes to solving social and economic problems. Keeping young people constantly engaged minimizes the chances of rampant social vices.
Secondly, vocational education enables skilled laborers to participate actively in contemporary economic activities.
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