industrial training
Workplace skill development
Industrial training is instruction that prepares workers for jobs in manufacturing, construction, or other trades.
The term covers both classroom learning and hands-on practice with equipment and techniques: The program includes six months of industrial training before placement.
In some countries, industrial training refers specifically to internships or practical work experience required as part of a degree.
- hands-on learningEducation via direct participation
- trade skillsPractical occupational abilities
- vocational educationTraining for specific occupations
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- technical workshopsStructured skill-building events
OSHA compliance · blueprint reading · job shadowing · hazard awareness · journeyman · trade school · mentorship programs · technical colleges · union hall · skilled trades · internship programs · punch clock · night shift · teamwork exercises · certification programs · job readiness · on-the-job · professional certifications
industrial trainingacademic study
Formal educational research
liberal arts education · pure research · scholarly inquiry · classroom instruction · university education
industrial trainingself-teaching
Instructing oneself without guidance
autodidacticism · trial and error · informal education · life experience
industrial traininguniversity education
Post-secondary academic training
higher education · college education · graduate school · professional school · bachelor's degree