Vocational programs are educational courses or training that specifically help people learn practical skills for a particular job or career.
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Others attend
vocational programs in automotive service technology or obtain two - year degrees at community colleges.
Training can be obtained through high
school vocational programs, community colleges, junior, colleges, and technical schools and through some online programs.
And no doubt, there's an ugly history in this country of pushing kids
into vocational programs based on their race or class.
All the while,
as vocational programs are cut across our nation, we are clear keeping them from the training that will give them alternate options.
There are one - and two -
year vocational programs available for additional training for office administrative support roles that will help you gain the skills you'll need to succeed in this position.
Many students take advantage of this option in order to work
around vocational programs, work schedules, and extracurricular interests.
To achieve these outcomes, there must exist for all children and young adults a rich variety of early intervention, educational and
vocational program options and experiences.
Additionally, because of the increased demand for vocational schools, for -
profit vocational programs have entered the educational market.
Community development and
vocational programs in impoverished villages and neighborhoods around the world help people break the cycle of poverty and give them hope for a better tomorrow.
Enthusiastic and dynamic
Vocational Program Director with nine years of experience in coordinating and supervising various programs of an organization; who has a deep knowledge of the rules and regulations in the field and has the ability to manage the finances and the human resources of various programs
During her time at Pate, Dr. Lusby was fortunate to serve in several positions including Director of Assessment and Director
of Vocational Programs.
Excerpt:»... we must work with Colleges and Universities with a focus on STEM based course work, creating degrees and
vocational programs at the local level.
Vocational Programs offered at Raleigh, NC campus: Business Massage Therapy Medical Assisting Medical Office Administration Paralegal Studies
• SVAcademy, a San Francisco - based
vocational program for technology sales and business development positions, raised $ 2 million in funding.
Although industrial arts is recognized as a general - education subject in junior - high schools, it has become widely associated
with vocational programs in many high schools since...
But we can imagine a lot of possible solutions, including offering student refugees scholarships, free online courses, training and
vocational programs within camps, and funding or even positions for Syrian professors in exile to teach them.
An associate's degree is becoming increasingly desired by employers of aerospace engineering and operations technicians,
although vocational programs that grant...
She would continue to enforce the gainful employment rule, which judges for - profit colleges and
vocational programs based on their graduates» debt and incomes after graduation.
Students also have the option of
attending vocational programs through The Greater Southern Tier Board of Cooperative Educational Services (GST BOCES).
Analyzing a large amount of data encompasses the use of computer software applications that require a moderate level of information technology expertise, and the
best vocational programs in North America train students to use these programs.
The Culinary School at Eva's Village is a six -
month vocational program, and many of the students even came in over the weekend prior to try out recipes they planned to present during the Kontos Foods Culinary Challenge.
Eligible proposals would likely include programs at Mohawk Valley Community College or the county's
BOCES vocational program.
The over-arching theme of the task force's recommendations is breaking down stigmas associated with students going through
vocational programs rather than through academic higher education.
«China's solar industry grows fast... but it
lacks vocational programs to create skilled work force that the industry needs badly,» Zhang Qingyu, the college's president, said of why Himin Solar opened its wallet to support education.
To groom more Chinese to become solar energy professionals, Zhang's college provides a three - year
vocational program free of charge and offers scholarships to those from poor families.
In December, the Department of Education announced that it would only be forgiving loans of Corinthian students if their salary did not match earnings made by people who completed
other vocational programs.
The superintendent, Verne A. Duncan, decided on the policy change after a state inspection late last month confirmed that a secondary -
level vocational program he said had religious overtones had been removed from the curriculum.
Sommers gives a dispiriting account of recent governmental efforts to impose
on vocational programs that have had success with boys expensive efforts to recruit girls into programs for which they show little interest.
A report of the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education noted with alarm that in
vocational programs girls comprise «only 4 % of heating, A / C and refrigeration students, 5 % of welding students, 6 % of electrical and plumber / pipefitter students,» while girls make up 98 percent of students enrolled in cosmetology and 87 percent of those studying child care.
The Secretary's Awards for Outstanding Vocational Education Programs, now in their fifth year, highlight those secondary, postsecondary, and
adult vocational programs that excel in providing preparation for employment.
President Bush has proposed eliminating the entire $ 1.3 billion
federal vocational program in his fiscal 2007 budget, the second year in a row he has targeted the program.
When they do, they will see countries that really take good care of families with very young children; make sure school funds are distributed fairly; work really hard to develop very high quality teachers and then trust them; set their standards for student performance high and create demanding modern curriculums; put as much effort into creating high
quality vocational programs as they do into creating high quality academic programs; and so on.
Not only did vocational education rapidly lose market share in the economy of high schools, but all too often,
vocational programs became «dumping grounds» — places to send students deemed unfit for rigorous academic work.
While there have always been examples of highly
successful vocational programs and schools in both urban and rural America, there have also been notorious examples of vocational schools serving predominantly disadvantaged young people that led only to dead - end jobs.
Among them are the relatively new tribal compact schools, and Running Start or direct -
funded vocational programs, which allow high - school students to take community - college classes.
A diversifying student body convinced an urban Indianapolis - area district to turn a building that
housed vocational programs into a full - service college and career readiness center.
Achieve, Inc., one of the progenitors of the standards, explains that they are designed to make sure that students can pass «entry - level, credit - bearing postsecondary coursework» in «community college, university, technical / vocational program [s], apprenticeship [s], or significant on - the - job training.»
Or the homeless men I used to represent here in D.C. when I started my legal career, who were trying to recover unemployment benefits or clean up their credit that was tarnished when they signed up for loans from a
sham vocational program.
Our
accelerated Vocational programs are designed to teach you the IT career skills needed to start a new IT career in just four months — even if you have no previous technology experience.
Other responsibilities of Vocational Training Directors involve planning and preparing the budget and the financial operations of programs, preparing, approving and implementing
new vocational programs or evaluating the programs of the school system.
Vocational programs dedicated to healthcare support allow students to earn their diploma, certificate or degree in two years or less, and include not only online classroom training, but hands - on experience as well.