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Vocational education is known by a variety of names, depending on the country concerned, including career and technical education, [2] or acronyms such as TVET (technical and vocational education and training; used by UNESCO) and TAFE (technical and further education).
Vocational education in Canada is delivered through vocational colleges, career colleges, community colleges, institutes of technology or science, technical schools, colleges of applied arts or applied technology, and in Quebec through collèges d’enseignement général et professionnel. Though it is cheaper in terms of tuition, less ...
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.
The United States has long emphasized vocational, technical and professional education, while the Canadian schools resist their inclusion. [49] Ivor F. Goodson and Ian R. Dowbiggin have explored the battle over vocational education in London, Ontario, in the 1900–1930 era, a time when American cities were rapidly expanding their vocational ...
There is a distinction between "college" and "university" in Canada. In conversation, one specifically would say either "They are going to university" (i.e., studying for a four-year bachelor's degree at a university) or "They are going to college" (which may imply enrolling in a vocational school in some parts of the country). In American ...
The Lester B. Pearson School Board is an English school board that was created in 1998 [2] when 8 previous school boards joined. It oversees 39 elementary schools, 12 secondary schools, 2 adult education centres and 4 vocational training centres, and 3 International Language Centres in which more than 20,000 students are enrolled and a territory from Verdun westward to the Ontario border. [2]
Pages in category "Vocational education in Canada" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
SkilledTradesBC is a provincial government agency in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It was established in 2004 as Industry Training Authority (ITA) to replace the Industry, Training and Apprenticeship Commission (ITAC) after the Government of BC abolished mandatory certification for skilled trades in 2003. [ 1 ]