career training
Skills for employment
Career training is education or instruction designed to prepare someone for a specific job or profession, as distinct from general academic education.
It typically emphasizes practical skills and hands-on experience that can be applied immediately in the workplace.
She completed career training as a dental hygienist before entering the workforce.
Career training programs range from brief certification courses to multi-year apprenticeships, and may be offered by vocational schools, community colleges, or employers themselves.
- internshipsSupervised workplace learning periods
- apprenticeshipsSupervised vocational training periods
- on the jobActively performing duties
- coding bootcampsShort intensive programming courses
- fast trackAccelerated advancement path
community colleges · night school · certification exams · workshops · aptitude tests · skill gap · diploma programs · leadership programs · webinars · upskilling · job readiness · resume writing · job fair · hands-on learning · professional associations · communication skills · second chance · trade schools
- worker educationtrade schools, apprenticeships, technical schools, technical education, job skills
- Education Topicspublic schools, private schools, scholarships, tutoring, literacy programs
- Alternative Learningvocational school, trade school, technical school, homeschool, online course
- online learningcourse, online courses, online lecture, video conferencing, lesson plan
- Education Policyeducation policy, education reform, education laws, education funding, education budget
- job trainingapprenticeships, vocational schools, vocational school, mentoring, vocational programs
career trainingliberal arts education
Broad, non-vocational scholarly training
general education · classical education · academic study · liberal arts · liberal education
career trainingself-education
Independent pursuit of knowledge
autodidacticism · life experience · leisure reading · street smarts · trial and error
career trainingretirement
Leaving the workforce permanently
retirement planning · leisure pursuits · recreational activities · play · personal enrichment