THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VOCATIONAL ASPECTS TO SCHOOLING IN AUSTRALIA. HOWEVER‚ IN RECENT TIMES THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASED EMPHASIS ON THIS ASPECT OF SCHOOLING WITHIN BOTH THE GENERAL CURRICULUM AND THOSE AREAS THAT HAVE A PARTICULAR VOCATIONAL FLAVOUR. IN WHAT WAYS DOES THIS EMPHASIS PROVIDE A BROADER OR NARROWER CONCEPTION OF EDUCTION FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS? YOUR RESPONSE NEEDS TO REFER TO: (I) THE AIMS OF THE NEW VOCATIONALISM ’ AND HOW IT IS CURRENTLY BEING MANIFESTED IN SECONDARY SCHOOLING;
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Vocational education (education based on occupation or employment) (also known as vocational education and training or VET) is education that prepares people for specific trades‚ crafts and careers at various levels from a trade‚ a craft‚ technician‚ or a professional position in engineering‚ accountancy‚ nursing‚ medicine‚ architecture‚ pharmacy‚ law etc. Craft vocations are usually based on manual or practical activities‚ traditionally non-academic‚ related to a specific trade‚ occupation‚ or vocation
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Vocational education is an education of skills that needed for many kinds of jobs for students in normal high schools. These days there are various jobs such as barber‚ cook‚ and make-up artists and so on that need specialized education just like vocational education. While some people argue that students should go to trade school‚ that is school where provides specialized education besides academic skills‚ I believe high schools should offer vocational education in schools for students because it’s
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urityENABLING POLICIES FOR AFRICAN FOOD SECURITY: A MEANS TO ENHANCE SKILLS FOR TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION Abstract This paper discusses issues of food insecurity in Africa and the need to reposition Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for curbing food insecurity and promoting development in Africa. The paper highlights the concept of TVET and its objectives; challenges and opportunities of repositioning TVET. The paper also identifies causes of insecurity and implications
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Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) refers to education and training that graduates students for a useful employment (Finch and Crunkilton 1999). In other words‚ TVET would make people more productive in designated areas of financial activity (e.g. occupations‚ economic sectors and specific work tasks). It has the possible to develop trainer’s capabilities and increase people choices. Also‚ the TVET opportunities should be distributed fairly between all the community spectra. However
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appropriate for me to seize this opportunity to speak a couple of words on the need to expand Technical Education in the country. In Sri Lanka‚ technical education began in the 1890s with the establishment of the Colombo Technical College‚ which‚ as Government Department‚ functioned to cater to certain requirements of such Government Departments as Public Works‚ Railways and Irrigation. Technical Education‚ because of this limited focus‚ did not expand in the colonial period; it was after independence
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The Role of Evaluation in Vocational Technical Education An Assignment By Achukwu Chimezie B 2009196024F Submitted Impartial fulfilment of the course TED 631 Evaluation in Industrial Education and Technology Department of Vocational Education Nnamdi Azikiwe University‚ Awka Lecturer: Prof. I. T. Eze Date: 10th August‚ 2010 Abstract Evaluation in education involves the collection of data and the use of such data to assess the effectiveness or quality of a programme
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IMPORTANCE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION. Education is important for every individual in a nation. It plays a vital role to change the stare of a country. No country could bring a revolution in it unless its everybody are educated enough to meet the challenges. Education makes a man realize about himself and his goals and how to achieve that goals. Basically‚ Education is divided into three groups. The Education which teaches the concerns of a society is called Social Education. The Education which develops
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Essay on technical education in India. Technical education‚ that is‚ education in some art or craft is the crying need of the hour. We are living in the times when old concepts of education have undergone a change. We are not in need of liberal education as it was in the pre-independence days. We need skilled workers. Manufactured goods worth crores of rupees are being imported every year. There is dearth of food. Our industries are yet in infancy. We need engineers to man them. We need mechanized
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The main aim of any education‚ be it primary education or secondary education or anything thereafter should be to help students to gather knowledge‚ develop character‚ develop a never-say-die attitude and hone skill sets which will help them become successful citizens of the world. While primary and secondary education will go a long way in building the moral fabric and attitudinal strengths of students‚ special skill sets in specified areas of focus is best learnt through special courses which
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