The Advantages And Benefits Of Vocational Education

When people hear “Vocational Education”, they tend to associate it with college as the optional education after high school. The emphasis on career preparation is placed in high schools, yet is left to one’s own independence to learn in college. One who decides not to attend college loses their opportunities to learn about the various careers offered outside of their comfort zone and usually having to settle for low-paying jobs or jobs they have no desire or passion for. These people are those whom others tend to refer to as “the people with no hope” because they do not know what they want to do with their life due to the little exposure or lack of knowledge on all the careers available to them. For those who do decide to attend college, many

One way it can prove beneficial is by possibly helping increase employment, or better yet, increase employment among the differently abled students. According to Lovsin(104), the percentage of unemployed young people with vocational education are at 18.1%, while those with secondary technical or general education accounts for 33%. This shows that students who take vocational education courses are more likely to be employed than those who don’t. “[Counselors] should also assist differently abled graduates to gain successful employment in the public as well as private sectors”(Bhattachary, 77). The differently-abled would have already gained the knowledge and skills, now all they have to do is apply it out in the field. Not only could it possibly increase employment, it can also help increase the graduation rate because those who participate in these career programs will be more likely to finish high school. It can also possibly eliminate colleges or lower the high college tuitions because now, vocational education would be integrated into high schools and colleges would not only compete with other colleges, but the required secondary school that all students must pass to go to