technical school
Skills training institution
A technical school is an educational institution focused on practical, job-ready skills rather than academic or liberal arts education.
Students train for specific trades or occupations—welding, automotive repair, nursing, information technology.
Also called trade school or vocational school.
She enrolled in a technical school to become an electrician.
Institutional grounds and buildings
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- tuitionPayment for instruction
- financial aidFunding for education expenses
- instructorsPeople who teach others
classrooms · admissions · registrar · student services · career services · job placement · advisory board · community college
Learning trade through employment
- tradespersonSkilled manual laborer
- electricianWiring installation specialist
- plumberWater system tradesperson
- welderOne who fuses metals
carpenter · machinist · HVAC · cosmetology · automotive · culinary · barbering · masonry
Academic completion document
- certificateFormal written attestation
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- syllabusCourse plan document
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
modules · competencies · assessment · practicum · internship · externship · clinical · capstone
Place for making or learning
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- simulationImitation of real processes
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- toolingIndustrial machinery preparation
machining · soldering · fabrication · prototyping · troubleshooting · calibration · assembly · wiring
Study of circuits
- programmingWriting software instructions
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
- CADTechnical drawing technology
robotics · biotechnology · telecommunications · CNC · mechatronics · avionics · instrumentation · automation
campus
Institutional grounds and buildings
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- tuitionPayment for instruction
- financial aidFunding for education expenses
instructors · classrooms · admissions · registrar · student services · career services · job placement · advisory board · community college · institute
apprenticeship
Learning trade through employment
- tradespersonSkilled manual laborer
- electricianWiring installation specialist
- plumberWater system tradesperson
welder · carpenter · machinist · HVAC · cosmetology · automotive · culinary · barbering · masonry · journeyman
diploma
Academic completion document
- certificateFormal written attestation
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- syllabusCourse plan document
coursework · modules · competencies · assessment · practicum · internship · externship · clinical · capstone · licensing
workshop
Place for making or learning
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- simulationImitation of real processes
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
tooling · machining · soldering · fabrication · prototyping · troubleshooting · calibration · assembly · wiring · diagnostics
electronics
Study of circuits
- programmingWriting software instructions
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
CAD · robotics · biotechnology · telecommunications · CNC · mechatronics · avionics · instrumentation · automation · IT support
- schoolscollege, academy, university, preschool, kindergarten
- K-12 Schoolsstudent, classroom, desk, hallway, cafeteria
- Alternative Learninghomeschool, online course, distance learning, self-study, adult education
- Belgian Educationkindergarten, university, higher education, primary education, secondary education
- naval trainingofficer training, naval training, naval academy, seamanship, cadet training
- educationeducation, schools, teachers, students, learning
technical schoolliberal arts college
School prioritizing broad education
classical education · liberal arts education · finishing school · seminary · research university
technical schoolresearch university
Institution combining teaching and scholarship
Oxford · Cambridge · prep school · boarding school · finishing school
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