How many college students graduated with the major that they originally started with? What if one program could offer a solution to this major problem? Many high schools offer a vocational program to students, however, not many students take the opportunity. Some students may consider the program a challenge to their schedule, however, it would only better them for the future. Vocational programs that offer collaborative learning and work-based experience will give students skills needed for life after high school and will help decrease the number of students who change majors. One positive way that vocational programs help high school students is that it helps introduce vital skills necessary for life after they graduate high school. Life
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In many vocational programs, students are required to know how to succeed in a job interview, how to complete a professional resume, and how to apply for a job. These skills are required for a professional life. Professionalism is vital for survival in many career worlds. Many students graduate high school, never having the experience of a job interview, making a resume, or filling out a job application. For example, if Greg is living on campus while attending college, he may need to get a job. Greg never took the opportunity of being a part of his high school’s vocational program, therefore, he never got the opportunity to learn how to even fill out a job application. He did a lot of sports in high school, so he never had a job. He does not know how to create a resume for himself, how to fill out the application, or how to dress for an interview. Had he taken his school’s vocational program, he may have known how to do these very important things before leaving high school. Professionalism is a very important skill that needs to be instilled into students before they venture off to college. One main aspect of professionalism that is learned by taking a vocational class is trying to maintain good …show more content…
If high school students would take the opportunity of a vocational program, they could decrease their chances of changing majors, and gain personal skills that will better them in ways that they will notice later in life as they are becoming citizens of society as
In many vocational programs, students are required to know how to succeed in a job interview, how to complete a professional resume, and how to apply for a job. These skills are required for a professional life. Professionalism is vital for survival in many career worlds. Many students graduate high school, never having the experience of a job interview, making a resume, or filling out a job application. For example, if Greg is living on campus while attending college, he may need to get a job. Greg never took the opportunity of being a part of his high school’s vocational program, therefore, he never got the opportunity to learn how to even fill out a job application. He did a lot of sports in high school, so he never had a job. He does not know how to create a resume for himself, how to fill out the application, or how to dress for an interview. Had he taken his school’s vocational program, he may have known how to do these very important things before leaving high school. Professionalism is a very important skill that needs to be instilled into students before they venture off to college. One main aspect of professionalism that is learned by taking a vocational class is trying to maintain good …show more content…
If high school students would take the opportunity of a vocational program, they could decrease their chances of changing majors, and gain personal skills that will better them in ways that they will notice later in life as they are becoming citizens of society as