A planned series of learning experiences, the specific objective of which is to prepare persons to enter, continue in, or upgrade themselves in gainful employment in recognized occupations not designated as professionals or requiring a baccalaureate or higher degree.
Organized educational programs that are directly related to the preparation of individuals for paid or unpaid employment or for additional preparation for a career requiring other than a baccalaureate or advanced degree.
Organized educational activities that offer a sequence of courses that provide individuals with the academic and technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and for careers requiring less than a bachelor's degree. At the high school level, vocational education consists of occupational education, general labor market preparation, and family and consumer sciences education.
A formalized program that has as its goal the preparation of individuals to work in a chosen occupation or to upgrade employed workers in their existing work situations.
Studies aimed at training a student for a particular job or career.
Education designed to develop occupational skills. Now called Career and Technical Education.
training for a specific vocation in industry or agriculture or trade
In the school setting, it consists of a systematic, organized program including training in business, home economics, health occupations, industrial arts, marketing and distribution and trades and industry. Vocational education involves entrepreneurship, as well as a set of attitudes, knowledge and skills relative to jobs and job tasks. Vocational education also prepares students for advanced training and education at the post-secondary level.
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Formal training designed to prepare individuals to work in a certain job or occupational area, such as construction, cosmetology, food service, or electronics. Also called vocational training and vocational program.
Instruction that prepares a student for employment immediately after the completion of high school; offering a sequence of courses which are directly related to the preparation of individuals in paid or unpaid employment in current or emerging occupations requiring other than a baccalaureate or advanced degree.
Technical education for various trades or occupations that often results in trade certification.
Courses of study, under supervision and control, which lead to proficiency in specific trades or business occupations.
Training and education in specific occupational skills to prepare an individual for transition from school to a job.
Vocational Education refers to post-compulsory education and training, programs that provide people will occupational or work-related knowledge and skills.
Training that leads to a degree or certificate in a specific occupation and is offered by an accredited public or private technical college or school, community college, or Tribal college.
Approved educational programs offering a sequence of courses that are directly related to the preparation of individuals for paid employment with a career objective. Examples of such programs are carpentry, masonry, childcare, and cosmetology.
(or Vocational Education and Training (VET)) Prepares learners for careers or professions that are traditionally non- academic and directly related to a specific trade, occupation or vocation, hence the term, in which the learner participates. It is sometimes referred to as technical education, as the learner directly specialises in a particular narrow technique of using technology.
Education designed to develop occupational skills. See also vocational education and training.
Vocational education (or Vocational Education and Training (VET), also called Career and Technical Education (CTE)) prepares learners for careers that are based in manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic and directly related to a specific trade, occupation or vocation, hence the term, in which the learner participates. It is sometimes referred to as technical education, as the learner directly develops expertise in a particular group of techniques or technology.