Know about the Vocational Studies in India

Vocational study or vocational education or Vocational Education & Training are most often used interchangeably. They are also known as Career and Technical Education (CTE). These courses are mostly related to manual or practical activities and are non-academic which prepare the learners for jobs such as a trade, a craft, or as a technician. This is also called technical education because the learner acquires certain group of techniques or technology.

What do you mean by “Vocational”?
The term “Vocational” means a type of education and career, commonly known as career and technical education (CTE) and is generally offered at community colleges, career centers, technical schools and in some universities.

These courses make the students to be career ready on three aspects: academic skills, employability skills, and technical, career-specific skills. Vocational study and courses have the following characteristics:

A specific trade or fieldr
Non-academic in-naturer
Hands-on & practical activitiesr
Need Apprenticeships or on-the-job trainingr
Need a credential, certificate, or diplomar
Vocational education can be classified as teaching procedural knowledge as opposed to declarative knowledge which is used in broader scientific field. Programs under vocational courses are quite direct in their approach and are tailor-made so that an individual can be job-ready. Vocational course generally certifies that an individual is skilled enough to perform a particular profession.

In academic-focused career paths, the courses generally require a 2-year or 4-year degree, vocational courses rely on shorter and job-specific training. These vocational courses are normally of 2 years or less and some of them are even less than 1 year. Most of these CTE programs award a certificate, diploma or career-specific credential. Vocational educations are mostly taken at secondary or post-secondary level and do interact with the apprenticeship system and can never be fallen under the category of higher education.

Benefits of Vocational Trainingr
Both the advantage of traditional knowledge and vocational skillsr
Focuses on specialized knowledger
Realistic insight of the industryr
Courses are more dynamic and make students aware of contemporary trends of the global market by practical knowledge.
It makes available the skilled manpower required in the market.
Courses offered are of short-duration and affordabler
Most programs need 10th pass qualificationr
It can also be taken in online mode.
To make the young India equipped with right skills and job-ready CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) is now offering nearly 40 vocational courses in Commerce, Engineering, Health and Para medical, tourism, Home science, Agriculture, & Hospitality & Tourism.

Major vocational Courses in India
Telecommunication
Photographyr
Information Technologyr
Fashion or Garment designingr
Beauty courser
Catering managementr
Advertising and Marketingr
Public Relations or Communication Skills

Disaster managementr
Banking and Financer
Physical education-Fitness and gym operationr
House Election or Electronics or Electrical Technicianr
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