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  Vocational Training Schools - Find Career Training, Trade Schools & Vocational Education
Vocational schools, technical training and trade schools all offer most of the benefits of a four-year college education, but they offer fast-paced, hands-on training designed to quickly get you in a better career.
Vocational Training, trade schools, technical colleges, vocational schools have many careeer advantages:
Vocational schools and trade schools teach real-world job skills through hands-on, real-world training.
www.search4vocational-schools.com   (943 words)

  
  Vocational education -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Vocational education prepares learners for certain careers or (An occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)) professions, which are traditionally non-academic and directly related to a trade, occupation or 'vocation' in which the learner participates.
Vocational education is in most cases a form of (The defensive football players who line up behind the linemen) secondary or (additional info and facts about post-secondary education) post-secondary 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 (People having the same social or economic status) social classes.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/v/vo/vocational_education.htm   (460 words)

  
 General Education vs. Vocational Training   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In Democracy and Education, Dewey declares that merely vocational training is the training animals or slaves.
Specialized vocational training which does no more than fit a man for a limited task in the industrial process is as stultifying as the job itself.
Vocational training for particular tasks in the industrial process should be done by industry itself and on the job, not by the schools or in classrooms.
www.realuofc.org /libed/adler/gevt.html   (692 words)

  
 JITE Volume 39, Number 1 - Angelo C. Gilli, Sr.
Adler (1982, through a reference to a position taken by John Dewey near the turn of this century, states that "vocational training, training for particular jobs, is not education of free men and women" (p.
To move from this situation to one that calls for a major change in vocational education objectives, to simultaneously require teachers to upgrade their subject matter expertise, and to expand their classroom styles to incorporate coaching and Socratic questioning approaches interchangeably according to the situation, calls for a near revolution in the education system.
Vocational studies can be among the most important vehicles for bringing "the real world" into the study of general-liberal education subjects.
scholar.lib.vt.edu /ejournals/JITE/v39n1/gilli.html   (4190 words)

  
 Vocational Education and Training in Germany
The length of schooling/training depends on prior vocational experience and may entail one year of full-time instruction or up to three years of part-time training.
Vocational education and training is a joint government-industry program.
On-the-job vocational training, whose cost is entirely borne by companies and businesses, is more costly to provide than vocational education.
www.germanculture.com.ua /library/facts/bl_vocational_education.htm   (452 words)

  
 Vocational Technical Education and Training in Palestine—A Proposal for a National Strategy
The training entity should be staffed with trainers and teachers, who have the goal of transmitting all the necessary skills, and where only exercises are executed.
The question of whether to separate or integrate the vocational education and the vocational training system is one that has taken many careful considerations in all parts of the world.
This means that the concept of obtaining vocational qualifications at the level of skilled worker, and afterwards not having to be retrained, is becoming increasingly invalid.
crm.hct.ac.ae /events/archive/tend/004kuheil.html   (4256 words)

  
 Cedefop: The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training -
Cedefop is the European Agency to promote the development of vocational education and training (VET) in the European Union.
To ensure economic and social development it is essential that vocational education and training meets the needs of the citizen, the labour market and society.
The latest issue of the European Journal of Vocational Training has welcomed new EU Member States Bulgaria and Romania by devoting a special feature to their vocational training systems.
www.cedefop.europa.eu   (241 words)

  
 vocational training --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Vocational training, by contrast, is more narrowly focused.
It is training that is comparable to an apprenticeship in a trade such as bricklaying.
U.S. nationwide federally-sponsored training program for disadvantaged youth aged 16 to 21; headquarters in Washington, D.C.; offers education, vocational training, and work experience in urban and rural residential centers; established by Economic Opportunity Act (1964); part of Office of Economic Opportunity; transferred to Department of Labor in 1969.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9277621   (852 words)

  
 Defra UK; ERDP - Schemes - Vocational Training Scheme
The VTS provides funding of up to 75% of eligible costs for vocational training activities that contribute to an improvement in the occupational skill and competence of farmers and other persons involved in forestry and farming activities and their conversion (ie.
Trainees must provide evidence, through the completion of a Training Needs Assessment, that the training is necessary and will help improve the performance of their businesses, contribute to effective project delivery or lead to environmental, animal welfare or hygiene benefits.
Whether the present VTS is best suited to current and future training needs of people involved in agriculture and forestry will be looked at as part of a wider review of the range of learning, advice and information options available to people working in rural areas.
www.defra.gov.uk /erdp/schemes/training   (826 words)

  
 Vocational training, vocational training program, vocational training center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This bibliography is on aspects of vocational education and training as...
Vocational training programmes are built on the comprehensive school curriculum.
Vocational training is a fundamental element for successful integration of refugees in the host country.
watcheducation.com /vocational-training.html   (1161 words)

  
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Initial training, and the development of the training materials, was the responsibility of the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL), which had offered their assistance in establishing the programme.
Further training was again conducted by NIPA to ensure that the trainers gained as high a level of proficiency as possible.
Although the successful training of a trade instructor requires specific subject knowledge, practical experience, and pedagogical skills, it was agreed that this first stage should be directed towards the latter as it could be readily delivered by distance education methods.
www.col.org /techvoc.htm   (2756 words)

  
 Vocational Schools - Business, Trade and Technical :: www.rwm.org
Training for an in-demand career is an investment in your economic future.
The RWM Vocational School database consists of schools with Links to their webpage and complete address information; Schools with Links to forms where you can obtain information from the school; Non-subscriber schools with address information but no links which may have incorrect information.
If you are a Dislocated Worker you may receive funding to HELP you get Vocational Training in that new Career.
www.rwm.org /rwm   (876 words)

  
 Vocational Training
This would be in the form of community based and referenced instruction, vocational training and transportation or mobility skill training as feasible.
Older students close to program completion or graduation will hopefully be placed in vocations of interest to them and at their ability level, prior to exiting the program.
With the assistance of certified specialized teachers, trained paraprofessionals, occupational and physical therapists, and an adaptive physical education instructor, students are involved in daily living community experiences as well as vocational training and work experiences.
www.ccs.k12.in.us /hbm/Vocational_Training.htm   (512 words)

  
 Vocational training   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Reforms in vocational training initiated in 1985 were aimed at widening the training scope and structures, developing new curricula for training, adjusting training to economic and social realities and to the needs of productive sectors, and developing the quality of training for more effectiveness.
The Vocational Training Agency covers 166 institutions, including 59 institutes of applied technology, 86 centers of professional qualification and 24 training centers.
Total enrollment for 1993/94 reached 118,500 trainees, 74,800 are in public sector and 43,700 in the private sector.The number of graduates reached 49,217 in 1994.15,735 of them received specialized training (32%), 17,900 were offered professional qualification (36%), and 15,582 were trained as technicians (32%).
www.mincom.gov.ma /english/generalities/vocation/vocation.html   (140 words)

  
 Education and Vocational Training
The European Training Foundation is an agency of the Europeau Union whose mission is to contribute to the process of vocational education and training reform that is currently taking place within its partner countries and territories.
The Second International Congress on Technical and Vocational Education was a forum to redefine technical and vocational education policy to address the employment and other socio-economic challenges of the early years of the twenty-first century.
Although not directly related to either enterprise development or vocational training this virtual library is very useful for identifying resources related to education and training.
www.enterweb.org /edutrain.htm   (1142 words)

  
 Training Experience Skills
The training medical coders can get at work will depend on their employer, and the duration and intensity on the skills they already have.
Training of medical coders and billers comes in a wide range: initially basic training on the job, clinical supervision,or a simple certificate from a home study program may suffice to land a job in a smaller family practice.
Training program are often accelerated and students can finish quickly and begin making money using their new skills.
www.medicalcodingandbilling.com /voc_training.htm   (433 words)

  
 EUROPA - Education and Training - Second phase   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Following its initial phase, from 1995 to 1999, the Community's Leonardo da Vinci vocational training programme is now in its second phase, covering the seven-year period from 2000 to 2006.
The programme promotes transnational projects based on co-operation between the various players in vocational training - training bodies, vocational schools, universities, businesses, chambers of commerce, etc. - in an effort to increase mobility, to foster innovation and to improve the quality of training.
It is now necessary to build on the achievements of the first phase of the Leonardo da Vinci programme in order to ensure its continued success and make it even more relevant to today's individual and society.
europa.eu.int /comm/education/programmes/leonardo/leonardo_en.html   (451 words)

  
 United Nations - Economic and Social Development Index
Education and training programme: Education and training fellowships
Education and training programme: Support to training events under other WMO major programmes
Education for all throughout life: Renovation of general secondary and vocational education
www.un.org /esa/subindex/nr10.htm   (58 words)

  
 Online Vocational Training Courses and Certificate Programs
Online and distance learning vocational training courses and certificate programs let you train for a new career or job on your own time.
Education Direct is fully accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), Washington, D.C. Education Direct has also been reviewed and approved as an Authorized Provider of continuing education and training programs by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency, for distance learning schools.
www.worldwidelearn.com /career-training/vocational-training.htm   (580 words)

  
 Vocational Rehabilitation
The mission of Vocational Rehabilitation is to assist and empower eligible individuals with disabilities to achieve and maintain meaningful employment.
A Vocational Rehabilitation counselor will work individually with the client to provide support and assistance as he/she works toward reaching the job goal.
There are a number of training options which may be utilized, depending on your abilities and employment goal.
www.usor.utah.gov /vocrehab.htm   (152 words)

  
 Vocational Education and Training Schools - OnlineDegreeAdvantage.com
A vast array of vocational training courses, training certificates, and diploma programs are available through many different schools and training institutions.
It is important for anyone searching for work, looking to start a new career, or simply seeking to improve on his or her present skills must have the proper training.
Online courses often meet or exceed the requirements one needs in order to obtain vocational and technical certification, and union membership (contact certification boards and union representatives in you area for specific details regarding qualification).
www.onlinedegreeadvantage.com /vocational-training.html   (151 words)

  
 Vocational Training Schools - Vocational Training Resources
At Vocational Training Schools, we strive to bring you the best information and selection of vocational schools, trade schools and technical colleges available.
So, if Vocational Training Schools can't help you find the right career education choice for you, perhaps one of these sites can.
The real-world career training we provide equips students with the skills that today's employers are seeking.
vocationaltrainingschools.com /resources.php   (537 words)

  
 Tatet - vocational training   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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Educational training tends to the vocational or practical and relates to specific useful skills.
tatet.com /search-vocational_training.html   (395 words)

  
 California Private Investigator School - Vocational Training Classes - Counselor Info - PI Training.com
CPIT understands all vocational rehabilitation counselors are required to monitor their client’s training program.
To properly do so, many counselors require immediate notification of any absence (planned or unplanned), tardiness, inability to learn the material or follow directions, or personal problems which may interfere with the training process.
No formal training, prior law enforcement background or US citizenship is
www.pitraining.com /vocational_counselor_info_.htm   (1319 words)

  
 Virginia's CareerConnect Northern Virginia Training&Education - Vocational and Technical Training
A database of private postsecondary vocational schools in Virginia.
Provides useful information in the fields of adult education, vocational education, School-to-Work initiatives, and other adult education topics.
Defines vocational-technical education as organized educational programs offering sequences of courses directly related to preparing individuals for paid or unpaid employment in current or emerging occupations requiring credentials other than a baccalaureate or advanced degree.
www.careerconnect.state.va.us /1112nova/training/voctrain.htm   (119 words)

  
 Cedefop - The European Training Village - Vocational Training in Europe
Cedefop - The European Training Village - Vocational Training in Europe
The latest issue of the European Journal of Vocational Training has welcomed new EU Member States Bulgaria and Romania by devoting....
Report on efficiency and equity in European education and training systems / EP (28/9/2007)
www.trainingvillage.gr   (450 words)

  
 Virginia's CareerConnect Training & Education - Vocational & Technical Training
Virginia's CareerConnect Training and Education - Vocational and Technical Training
The nation's largest residential education and job training program for at-risk youth, Job Corps is supported by private companies, state agencies, federal agencies, and unions.
They have provided more than 1.7 million disadvantaged young people with the "integrated academic, vocational, and social skills training they need to gain independence and get quality, long-term jobs or further education."
www.careerconnect.state.va.us /training/voacat1.htm   (159 words)

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