| here are two different types of Vocational | | | | completion rates grow larger. |
| Training. The first type is commercially | | | | |
| oriented vocational training programs. These | | | | The High School and Junior College locally |
| are operated by for profit organizations | | | | based hands on vocational training programs |
| which have primary interest in the amount of | | | | are often somewhat limited |
| profitability rather than the specific | | | | |
| functional areas of coverage which are | | | | in the functional areas which they teach. |
| offered. | | | | This often because of facilities constraints. |
| | | | There be limited space available. In some the |
| The second type of Vocational Training comes | | | | space available is unsuitable for the type of |
| from the academic community. The two types of | | | | training being performed. For example, a |
| educational organizations most often involved | | | | classroom is not a suitable place to conduct |
| in vocational training are High Schools ans | | | | a class in performing auto body repair. |
| Junior Colleges. Undergraduate programs and | | | | |
| Graduate Schools are rarely involved in | | | | The other common limitation facing schools |
| vocational training. | | | | offering hands on training, is finding |
| | | | qualified people to teach the courses. It is |
| The commercial vocational education programs | | | | often difficult to obtain experienced |
| typically offer both home study programs | | | | instructors for many of the functional areas |
| through correspondence/websites as well as | | | | for which hands on training is appropriate. |
| local on site, hands on, training. There are | | | | |
| some Junior Colleges who also offer home | | | | One lack that exists in the entire |
| study programs. One barrier to entry to the | | | | vocational system is a training program which |
| commercial vocational training is the | | | | provides the skills needed to improve |
| enrollment costs. These can be quite | | | | productivity. Topics such as productivity |
| expensive. Typically the High School and | | | | improvement, work measurement, methods and |
| Junior College vocational training classes | | | | procedures, budgeting and conducting |
| are much less expensive than their | | | | Requests for Quotations (RFQ) are rarely |
| commercially offered cousins. This applies to | | | | addressed. This is despite the fact that |
| both local, hands on, training as well as to | | | | productivity improvement opportunities are |
| home study programs. | | | | available in most if not every enterprise. |
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| One problem with home study programs is that | | | | Many organizations have functional areas |
| they are self paced. Students often sign up | | | | where potential productivity can be as high |
| for such programs but lack the self | | | | as 45% of the cost of the function. Few |
| discipline to continue them until completion. | | | | enterprises have less than a 5% opportunity |
| This often makes for a high drop out rate. | | | | for productivity improvement. |
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| In the cases where completion of a course | | | | These disciplines can benefit from both |
| counts for credit toward a work related | | | | hands on training and from self paced study |
| skill. The motivation exists so that | | | | programs. |