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  2. Vocational education - Wikipedia

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    Vocational education is education that prepares people for a skilled craft. Vocational education can also be seen as that type of education given to an individual to prepare that individual to be gainfully employed or self employed with requisite skill. [1]

  3. Vocational school - Wikipedia

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    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 skills required to complete the tasks of a particular and specific job. In ...

  4. Vocational education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Skill (labor) - Wikipedia

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    At their most elemental, foundation skills are the literacy and numeracy skills necessary for getting work that pays enough to meet daily needs. These foundations are also a prerequisite for engaging in further education and training, and for acquiring transferable skills and technical and vocational skills. [3] [2]

  6. SkillsUSA - Wikipedia

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    SkillsUSA is a United States career and technical student organization serving more than 395,000 high school, college and middle school students and professional members enrolled in training programs in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations.

  7. Tradesperson - Wikipedia

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    Tradesmen/women are contrasted with laborers, agricultural workers, and professionals (those in the learned professions). [3] Skilled tradesmen are distinguished: from laborers such as bus drivers, truck drivers, cleaning laborers, and landscapers in that the laborers "rely heavily on physical exertion" while those in the skilled trades rely on and are known for "specific knowledge, skills ...

  8. Vocational-technical school - Wikipedia

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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.

  9. Skill - Wikipedia

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    A British definition is "the ability to communicate effectively with people in a friendly way, especially in business." [21] The term is already listed in major US dictionaries. [22] The term people skills is used to include both psychological skills and social skills but is less inclusive than life skills.