14 Facts About Vocational training

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Vocational training education is education that prepares people to work as a technician or to take up employment in a skilled craft or trade as a tradesperson or artisan.

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Vocational training school is a type of educational institution specifically designed to provide vocational education.

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Crucial feature of the training package is that the content of the vocational qualifications is theoretically defined by industry and not by government or training providers.

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Education and training is the responsibility of member states, but the single European labour market makes some cooperation on education imperative, including on vocational education and training.

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The Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education provides training in nine different vocational fields, namely: applied science, business administration, child education and community services, construction, design, printing, textiles and clothing, hotel service and tourism studies, information technology, electrical and electronic engineering, and mechanical, manufacturing and industrial engineering.

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The government is piloting Vocational Meister Schools in which workplace training is an important part of the programme.

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At tertiary level, vocational education and training is provided in junior colleges and at polytechnic colleges.

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Skills Vocational training are no longer depicted as second-class education in Malaysia.

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Vocational education and training provided under the Upper Secondary Education Undersecretariat includes three main types of programme:.

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In 2005 the Ministry of Vocational and Technical Training introduced the National Vocational Qualifications framework which was an important milestone for the education, economic and social development of Sri Lanka.

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Government Ministries and Agencies involved in Vocational Training are The Ministry of Vocational and Technical Training, The Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission, The National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority, The Department of Technical Education and Training, University of Vocational Technology, The Vocational Training Authority and the National Youth Services Council .

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Swiss vocational education and training system is regarded by many international experts as the strongest in Europe.

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However, youth Vocational training was marginalised as the proportion of young people staying on in full-time education increased.

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Vocational training offers insights into the study of the pedagogy of teachers of work-related programmes.

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