VOCATIONAL GOALS

Career education- vocational education:

Learn how to select an occupation that will be personally satisfying and suitable to one’s skills and interest.

Learn to make decisions based on an awareness and knowledge options.

Develop suitable skills and specialized knowledge that will prepare one to become economically independent.

Develop habits and attitudes, such as pride in good workmanship, that will make one productive participant in economic life.

Develop positive attitudes toward work, including acceptance if the necessity of making a living and an appreciation of the social value and dignity of work.

In our society, people spend a large amount of their time working. Therefore, an individual’s personal satisfaction will be significantly related to satisfaction with his or her job. In order to make an intelligent career decision, one needs to know one’s own aptitudes and interest as they relate to career possibilities.

Next, one must be able to obtain whatever specialized training is necessary to pursue the vocation selected and to develop attitudes that will help one succeed in a field. This goal is important also for the continued growth and development of society.

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