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A vocational-technical school, often called a vo-tech school, is a high school in the United States and Canada designed to bring vocational and technical training to its students. Proponents claim that students bound for college may be able to use such skills to realize a distinct educational advantage over other students in their major.
Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China A vocational school, (alternatively known as a trade school, or technical school) is a type of educational institution, which, depending on the country, may refer to either secondary or post-secondary education [1] designed to provide vocational education or technical ...
Vocational schools or tech schools are post-secondary schools (students usually enroll after graduating from high school or obtaining their GEDs) that teach the skills necessary to help students acquire jobs in specific industries. The majority of postsecondary career education is provided by proprietary (privately-owned) career institutions.
Vocational high school graduates may pursue two year-long polytechnics or may continue with a related tertiary degree. According to a survey by OECD, 38% of 15-year-old students attend vocational study programmes that are offered by Anatolian vocational, Anatolian technical, and technical high schools. [92]
The high school from the former system will now be called junior high school, grade 7 (age 12–13) – grade 10 (age 15–16), while senior high school will be for grade 11 (age 16–17) – grade 12 (age 17–18) in the new educational system. The senior high school will serve as a specialized upper secondary education where students may ...
Polytechnic (Portugal), schools that offer profession-oriented, practical training Polytechnic (Singapore) , tertiary institutions offering education in applied sciences and vocational fields Polytechnic (United Kingdom) , system 1965–1992; since merging with university system known as "post-1992 universities"
Career and Technical Education (CTE) is an educational approach to teaching technical skills that lead to careers for middle, high, and post secondary students.
A Höhere Technische Lehranstalt (German for Higher Technical Education Institute, or more loosely translated Technical College), commonly known as HTL, is an engineering-focused high school/institution of further education in Austria. As an umbrella term it is used for either Höhere Technische Lehranstalt (HTL, HTLA),