It is true that many people prefer to pursue academic studies at university rather than to follow a vocational training course. While nobody can deny the need for university graduates, I totally agree that we should encourage more people to qualify as electricians, plumbers or other essential manual workers.
There are two important reasons why more workers must be trained in skilled professions such as plumbing or electrical work. Firstly, those workers are important when new buildings are constructed or when existing buildings have to be renovated or simply maintained. Indeed, in many countries, a permanent maintenance staff of skilled tradesmen is employed in hospitals, schools or museums, ensuring the safety of all who use the buildings. Secondly, in some developed countries, there is an existing imbalance in the economy, resulting in graduate unemployment, while at the same time there is a shortage of skilled labour. Governments in those countries need, therefore, to work with employers to ensure that extra vocational training is provided.
More people must be encouraged to attend vocational training courses. The onus is on schools to incorporate relevant subjects into the curriculum, so that not all the emphasis is placed on preparing for academic study at university. Many boys and girls are not academically inclined, but this does not mean that schools should consider them as failures. For example, workshops in schools could provide an opportunity to learn ‘hands-on skills’, adapting the theory of the physics lessons to practical applications. Parents should also help their children to choose vocational careers, explaining the good employment prospects and remuneration for manual workers with qualifications and skills
In conclusion, I agree that it is vital that we encourage more people to do vocational training because without such skilled workers, society cannot function effectively.
It is true that
many
people
prefer to pursue academic studies at university
rather
than to follow a vocational
training
course. While nobody can deny the need for university graduates, I
totally
agree
that we should encourage more
people
to qualify as electricians, plumbers or other essential manual workers.
There are two
important
reasons why more
workers
must
be trained
in
skilled
professions such as plumbing or electrical work.
Firstly
, those
workers
are
important
when new buildings
are constructed
or when existing buildings
have to
be renovated
or
simply
maintained.
Indeed
, in
many
countries, a permanent maintenance staff of
skilled
tradesmen
is employed
in hospitals,
schools
or museums, ensuring the safety of all who
use
the buildings.
Secondly
, in
some
developed countries
, there is an existing imbalance in the economy, resulting in graduate unemployment, while at the same time there is a shortage of
skilled
labour
.
Governments
in those countries need,
therefore
, to work with employers to ensure that extra vocational
training
is provided
.
More
people
must
be encouraged
to attend vocational
training
courses. The onus is on
schools
to incorporate relevant subjects into the curriculum,
so
that not all the emphasis
is placed
on preparing for academic study at university.
Many
boys and girls are not
academically
inclined,
but
this does not mean that
schools
should consider them as failures.
For example
, workshops in
schools
could provide an opportunity to learn ‘hands-on
skills
’, adapting the theory of the physics lessons to practical applications. Parents should
also
help
their children to choose vocational careers, explaining the
good
employment prospects and remuneration for manual
workers
with qualifications and
skills
In conclusion
, I
agree
that it is vital that we encourage more
people
to do vocational
training
because
without such
skilled
workers
, society cannot function
effectively
.