Term:
Vocational programmes
Definition:
Vocational education prepares participants for direct entry, without further training, into specific occupations. Successful completion of such programmes leads to a labour-market relevant vocational qualification. Some indicators divide vocational programmes into school-based programmes and combined school and work-based programmes on the basis of the amount of training that is provided in school as opposed to training in the workplace.
Domain:
Education
Source:
Education at a Glance, OECD, Paris, 2002, Glossary