21/11/2015: Many people go to university for academic study. More people should be encouraged to do vocational training because there is a lack of qualified workers such as electricians and plumbers. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Considering the reality where the amount of students pursuing academic study is excessively high, along with the absence of professional workers, some believe that steps should be taken to boost the interest for vocational training among young people. Personally, I completely agree with

this

idea and will,

furthermore

, propose a several possible resolutions to the current situation. Provided with the following rationales, it is legitimate to say that studying vocational programs

marvelously

(used as an intensifier) extremely well

marvellously

benefits young students.

First

, these courses are considered exclusively pragmatic since they provide distinguish approaches which guarantee that students experience situations identical

with

Suggestion

to

the possible ones in which they might engage after graduating, unlike academic programs in universities which equip mere fundamental knowledge.

Hence

, the percentage of college students finding a suitable job upon graduation is reportedly higher than that of university students, which was approximately 70% in 2019 in the USA.

Secondly

, vocational courses should be preferred owing to their short durations, 3 to 4 years, compare to academic ones with over 5 years.

This

implies that young people would be capable of seizing initiative and independence sooner, which accelerate the collective economic and social growth in societies.

Therefore

, actions should be taken in order to guide the youngster’s precedence towards vocational training.

Firstly

, problematic prejudices against career prospects of college graduates should be eradicated, as many wrongly equate vocational study with having potential low-paid jobs.

This

misunderstanding is exclusively ubiquitous in under-developed areas in the world, where parents pressure their children into careers that are often erroneously praised for higher income like doctors, lawyers or engineers.

Secondly

, governments should exert proper adjustments to their education systems,

for example

, renovating vocational institutes’ facilities. In the Netherlands, colleges were renamed to universities of applied sciences as to abolish the distance between colleges and universities. In conclusion, while I explain why I agree with the suggestion that more young people should apply for vocational schools, I

also

believe there are numerous potential ways for societies to indirectly support them.