TEACHING ENGLISH AT VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

TEACHING ENGLISH AT VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - Vocational education or vocational education and training (VET) is an education that prepares trainees for jobs that are based on manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic, and totally related to a specific trade, occupation, or vocation. It is sometimes referred to as technical education as the trainee directly develops expertise in a particular group of techniques.

Vocational education may be classified as teaching procedural knowledge. This can be contrasted with declarative knowledge, as used in education in a usually broader scientific field, which might concentrate on theory and abstract conceptual knowledge, characteristic of tertiary education. Vocational education can be at the secondary or post-secondary level and can interact with the apprenticeship system. Increasingly, vocational education can be recognised in terms of recognition of prior learning and partial academic credit towards tertiary education (e.g., at a university) as credit; however, it is rarely considered in its own form to fall under the traditional definition of higher education.

Up until the end of the twentieth century, vocational education focused on specific trades such as, for example, those of automobile mechanic or welder, and it was therefore associated with the activities of lower social classes. As a consequence, it carries some social stigma. Vocational education is related to the age-old apprenticeship system of learning.

However, as the labor market becomes more specialized and economies demand higher levels of skill, governments and businesses are increasingly investing in the future of vocational education through publicly funded training organizations and subsidized apprenticeship or traineeship initiatives for businesses. At the post-secondary level vocational education is typically provided by an institute of technology, or by a local community college.

Vocational education has diversified over the 20th century and now exists in industries such as retail, tourism, information technology, funeral services and cosmetics, as well as in the traditional crafts and cottage industries.

If you are looking to enter the field of education, there are many opportunities for professional educators from secondary education to university level. Experienced technicians serve as faculty and instructors in secondary schools, community colleges, technical schools and vocational schools for adults.

While at secondary level, schools tend to be professional or nonvocational, many middle and high schools offer vocational classes and special topics. If you enjoy working with preteens, you could go for a teaching career with this age group. Sewing, cooking and carpentry are some options for teaching in middle school.

A secondary school level, there are many more opportunities for professional educators. City and regional high vocational schools often have different training programs but include trades such as welding, automotive technology, machining, nursing, medical technician, dental hygiene and cosmetology. In addition to professional teachers specialized vocational high schools also need teachers for core subjects like English, mathematics and science.

Many community colleges offer 1 year certificate programs and 2-year associate degree programs in career. Different universities have different programs and different needs of the faculty. Some positions are part-time or ongoing, while others are full-time positions holders. Community colleges offer similar programs to programs of vocational school high, but often go further.