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Definition: Vocational Education |
Vocational EducationNoun1. Training for a specific vocation in industry or agriculture or trade. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Education | Education(1)the objective of which is to prepare the student/pupil for a particular vocation or type of vocation and the content of which is planned or designed to achieve that purpose. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Vocational training which is given entirely in a school or other education institution whether the latter is within the statutory system or outside it. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Health | Education for specific trades or occupations. (references) |
Law | Activities which essentially aim at providing the skills, knowledge and aptitudes required for employment in a particular occupation(or a group of related occupations)in any field of economic activity. Source: European Union. (references) |
Statistics | Education which is mainly designed to lead participants to acquire the practical skills, know-how and understanding necessary for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Vocational education is in most cases a form of secondary or post-secondary education. In some cases, vocational education can contribute towards a tertiary education at a university as academic credit however, it is rarely considered in its own form to fall under the traditional defintion of a higher education.
Up until the end of the twentieth century, vocational education focused on trades, for example building, agriculture and crafts, and was therefore associated with the activities of lower social classes. As a consequence, it has attracted a level of stigma.
However, as the labour market becomes more specialised and economies are demanding more skills, governments and business are increasingly investing in the future of vocational education through publicy funded training organisations and subsidised apprenticeship or traineeship initiatives for businesses.
Vocational education has diversified over the last century and now exists in industries such as retail, tourism, IT, funeral services and cosmetics.
Vocational education is related to the age-old apprenticeship system of learning.
See also: Home economics, Finishing school, Training
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Vocational education."
Synonym: Vocational EducationSynonym: vocational training (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Vocational Education |
| English words defined with "vocational education": vocational program. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "vocational education": ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ♦ Cooperative Extension System ♦ DIRECTOR, VOCATIONAL TRAINING ♦ education loan, educational/development assistan, Eligible Institution, EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEWER ♦ Occupational education and training requirements categories, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT ♦ personnel interviewer, placement interviewer ♦ REHABILITATION CENTER MANAGER ♦ school providing vocational education, secondary vocational education female pupils, secondary vocational education pupils, SUPERINTENDENT, INDUSTRIES, CORRECTIONAL FACILITY ♦ TEACHER, ADULT EDUCATION ♦ WORK-STUDY COORDINATOR, SPECIAL EDUCATION. (references) |
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![]() | President Lyndon Johnson observes printing process in a vocational education class at Crossland High School in Camp Springs, Maryland.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Jeffersontown, Kentucky. The Jefferson County community cannery, started by the WPA (Work Projects Administration), now conducted by the state(?) vocational education department. Women pay three cents each for cans and two cents per can for use of the pre.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Much of the ODA-funded work is technical assistance to help Vietnam's general and vocational education systems to produce graduates with the skills needed by industry. (references) | |
Children | Netherlands | Vocational education is also free, except for the cost of books and materials. (references) |
Economic History | Latvia | A high percentage of the workforce has completed at least secondary or vocational education. (references) |
Hong Kong | More than 90% of children complete upper secondary education or equivalent vocational education. (references) | |
Human Rights | Yemen | In 2000 the Government's Supreme National Committee for Human Rights initiated a project with the National Women's Committee to establish a shelter in Sana'a to house 50 of these abandoned women and provide them with vocational education; however, at year's end, the National Women's Committee was still seeking donor funding for the project. (references) |
Political Economy | GERMANY | Employers are required to contribute to the various mandatory social insurance programs and belong to and support chambers of industry and commerce which organize the dual (school/work) system of vocational education. (references) |
Travel | Finland | After completing comprehensive school, students may attend high schools for three years or receive vocational education. (references) |
Women | Yemen | With the Government's active support, bilateral and multilateral donors have initiated long-term (1994-2004) projects worth $31 million (4.96 billion riyals) aimed at advancing vocational education and reproductive health for women and girls. (references) |
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Expressions using "vocational education": school providing vocational education ♦ secondary vocational education female pupils ♦ secondary vocational education pupils. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
vocational education | 105 |
vocational education training | 9 |
vocational education journal | 8 |
academic and vocational education | 4 |
vocational education teacher | 4 |
vocational education lesson plan | 3 |
vocational education degree | 3 |
hong kong institute of vocational education | 3 |
vocational education grant | 2 |
vocational education california | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "vocational education"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | faglig uddannelse (industrial training, occupational training, vocational training), erhvervsuddannelse (industrial training, occupational training, vocational training), erhvervsmæssig uddannelse, arbejdsmaessig oplaering (industrial training, occupational training, vocational training). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | vakopleiding (industrial training, occupational training, vocational training), beroepsopleiding (industrial training, occupational training, vocational training), beroepsonderwijs (technical education). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ammatillinen koulutus (technical education, vocational training). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | régime professionnel(L), instruction professionnelle (vocational training), formation professionnelle (vocational training), enseignement technique, enseignement professionnel, éducation professionnelle (vocational training). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Fachbildung,Berufserziehung (industrial training, occupational training, vocational training), Fachausbildung (industrial training, occupational training, special training, vocational training), Berufsbildung (industrial training, occupational training, vocational training), berufsbildender Unterricht, Berufsausbildung (industrial training, occupational training, professional training, technical education, vocational training), berufliche Ausbildung (industrial training, occupational training, vocational training). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | επαγγελματική κατάρτιση (industrial training, occupational training, vocational training), επαγγελματική εκπαίδευση (industrial training, occupational training, vocational training), επαγγελματική επιμόρφωση (industrial training, occupational training, vocational training). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | istruzione professionale (technical education), formazione professionale (industrial training, occupational training, vocational training). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ocationalvay educationay formação profissional (industrial training, occupational training, vocational training), ensino profissional. (various references) formación profesional (industrial training, job training, occupational training, vocational training), enseñanza profesional (industrial training, occupational training, vocational training), educación técnica (technical education), educación profesional (technical education). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-c-d-e-i-i-l-n-n-o-o-o-t-t-u-v" | |
-4 letters: antieducational. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)56 6F 63 61 74 69 6F 6E 61 6C      45 64 75 63 61 74 69 6F 6E |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010110 01101111 01100011 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 01100001 01101100 00100000 01000101 01100100 01110101 01100011 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)V o c a t i o n a l   E d u c a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0056 006F 0063 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E 0061 006C      0045 0064 0075 0063 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)568169678675818067782397087696786758180 |
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