Sentences with phrase «more vocational courses»

But Labour warned that he risked creating a «two - tier education system» where the requirements of academic pupils are put ahead of those wanting to pursue more vocational courses.

This is why hands - on learning is so important in education - there are now more vocational courses that provide more work based experiences than ever before.

Many schools focus efforts on C - D borderline pupils because obtaining a C grade in English and maths is the key academic requirement for pupils to continue in education, whether it be studying A-levels or a more vocational course.

Not exact matches

The more pluralized the student body becomes in regard to age, previous experience, earlier education, sex, race, social location, and vocational self - understanding, the less workable is a single, prescribed sequence of courses.

Others may decide to take a degree course by correspondence, or to go to a vocational college where a portfolio of work is of more value than any qualifications.

Mr Howard told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the plans were «absolute nonsense», and said more students should do vocational courses instead.

In a recent nationwide survey of 181 secondary and postsecondary vocational educators, more than 60 percent said their students have a «decreasing» amount of time to take vocational courses.

The move has led to the creation of a college that today caters for more than 20,000 pupils studying for a wide range of vocational courses that lead to BTEC, NVQ, City & Guilds and other specialist qualifications, as well as higher education courses validated by the University of Greenwich and Canterbury Christ Church University.

Dr Nick Smith, Courses Director and founder of Oxford Open Learning Trust, said: «Modern GCSEs are great for teaching a more vocational set of skills, but core subjects are still extremely important to overall education and job prospects.

Alongside FE, Universities will have role partly to give parity with more academic routes and partly to give a route to higher education for vocational courses that had not previously had access to HE.

BDT also wants the Department for Education to give UTCs more funding to recognise that some vocational courses were «more costly to deliver than others» and that UTCs had a longer day and required specialist equipment.

Students who had completed a calculus course earned 65 % more than students whose math education did not progress past a vocational math course.

In some fields, such as vocational automotive or business courses, experience may be more important than in others.

The Vancity study says more financial literacy courses can help women bridge financial health gaps and it urges governments to diversify vocational interests among girls and women, while companies are encouraged to develop and stick with equal pay policies.

Could we start to see fewer jobs available to graduates with non-vocational degrees and more businesses deciding to use their levied funds to engage young people in vocational apprenticeship degree courses?

The vocational course needs reform: the BVC needs to be more prestigious and, most importantly, it needs to be cheaper.

Since the public programs are monitored by a college board the courses are can be more academic and less vocational than a private school.

However, some community and vocational colleges offer certificate or two - year degree programs that contain courses in carpentry math, construction materials, safety, and introductory classes in framing, foundations, and more.

This course also opens up the widest path for future advancement; however, students wishing to enter the workforce more quickly may pursue a 1 - year medical assistance program through a vocational school to receive a diploma or certificate, at which point they will be qualified for most entry - level medical assistant jobs, according to All Allied Health Schools, www.allalliedhealthschools.com.

We need to consider «success» more broadly, as this term can have many different meanings including but not limited to improved confidence, a stronger sense of identity, gaining employment, improved engagement with the broader community, expanded learning capacity, course completion, entry into a vocational or higher education program, and of course completion of a vocational or higher education program.