When I was young, vocational education was only seen as the acceptable route for those people who weren't 'academics'. If you were good at school, got the right grades, then you did your A-levels and went on to university; if not, then go straight ahead and got a job or do a vocational qualification.
Let me dispel that myth. The term 'vocational' actually means 'work-related'. So if you are doing a vocational qualification it means you are learning skills that will help you to get, and do, a job. That's it. Vocational education is not an 'easier' alternative to taking A-levels, it is something that provides people with practical skills and the underpinning knowledge people need to understand how to use these skills.
Until recently, almost all vocational education took place in the classroom, or on the job site, with students learning trade skills and trade theory from accredited professors or established professionals. However, online vocational education has grown in popularity, and made it easier than ever for students to learn various trade skills and soft skills from established professionals in the industry.
Some people are not aware that you can actually get vocational qualifications that will take you up to the same level as a degree, so the opportunities for continued personal development are still there, even if you don't choose the conventional route.
With a vocational qualification, you're more likely to be able to start working sooner, giving you the experience you need to back up what you're learning - and you get to earn money at the same time. And the money earning doesn't stop there.
For the last five years, City & Guilds has produced the Vocational Rich List - a barometer that charts the fames and fortunes of the UK's self-made millionaires and entrepreneurs from a vocational background. This year's results revealed that the 25 wealthiest people across all industries had tripled their fortunes from £2.7bn to £9.3bn since 2003. And 68% of them are still in the same industry they took their qualification in, illustrating how the hands-on route can lead to a lifetime of success.
Another popular misconception is that vocational and academic routes are binding - if you start in one or the other, you have to follow the same one for the length of your career. Vocational education and conventional qualifications should be seen as complementary, not mutually exclusive. A top surgeon who goes on a course to get up to speed on the latest techniques is learning skills that they will use in their work. It's no different to someone taking a vocational qualification.
Technical colleges has been established in the previous years, though no much attention was paid to technical education till the appointment of the Technical Education Commission in 1963; it was this Commission which recommended the provision of training facilities at different level. The perception of vocational education and preferences for it began to change with the employment opportunities abroad, primarily in the Middle East and the expansion of such industries as the Construction Industry too had an impact on the preferences of the student community. Yet another factor, which influenced the change, was the recognition of skills and the concept of dignity of labour
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