vocational courses
Job skill classes
Vocational courses are educational programs that prepare students for specific trades or occupations rather than academic study.
They teach practical skills for careers like plumbing, welding, nursing, or auto repair: She took vocational courses in culinary arts.
The term often contrasts with liberal arts or college-preparatory education.
- trade schoolCareer-focused technical education
- community collegeTwo-year public institution
- job trainingTeaching skills for employment
- hands-on learningEducation via direct participation
- weldingHeat-fusing metal pieces
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- Sixth Formpredicted grades, common room, free periods, study leave, mock exams
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Non-vocational higher education
liberal arts education · general education · academic courses · humanities courses · classical education
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