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What Happened to Vocational Education (and Why We Need It Back)? From benchmark assessments to Common Core standards, data teams to school improvement plans, SATs to ACTs, high schools across the nation are preoccupied with college readiness.
Once known as vocational schools, the new generation of CTE high schools can prepare students for well-paying jobs. Not a Substitute for a College Degree. High school students who complete at...
Blogger Mark Phillips looks at vocational education, the ingrained academic bias against it, and the importance of presenting young people with career training opportunities.
To many people, vocational education has often meant learning a trade, but a more profound and important meaning of the term has been coming back into use, writes David S. Cunningham. “Find the college that’s the best fit for you!”
The national effort to improve vocational education and shed its negative image began in earnest with the Carl Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1984 and accelerated with the act...
High-quality vocational education and training can clearly make a major contribution to modern economies and labour markets. As jobs either disappear or transform with time, vocational education and training can ensure that workers develop the skills that labour markets need. Read more:
Discover how the right education can equip students for their future careers through Vocational Education and Training. Delve into the benefits and obstacles of this educational path and explore valuable insights on establishing a top-tier training center.
Rising student demand for vocational training programs, particularly in the post-pandemic economy, can help narrow the labor gap in essential trades. How we all can help support vocational...
Why else should you choose a vocational education in 2021? Here are the key benefits: Cost-efficiency of vocational education. TVET institutions are known to be less expensive than attending a college or university. A four-year college degree can come up to US$127,000 on average, while trade school programmes cost around US$33,000.
Career and technical education, formerly known as vocational education in workforce development parlance, has undergone significant change over the past 20 years. From increased investment to a greater diversity of program offerings, CTE programs continue to chip away at the stereotypes of vocational education as monolithic and inferior to ...