Designing Vocational Education (Vocational skill) Program

Abstract

Vocational education is an essential component of strategies to reduce and prevent child labor. Many children do not see the relevance of education to their lives hence drop out of school. In many cases, the decision not to send a child to school is taken by the parents, who would rather have their children enter the workplace as they do not see how education can help to put bread on the table. Vocational education programs can prevent children from ending up in situations of child labor by ensuring that trainees master skills and benefit from basic education classes that include training in health, safety, and their rights. Some programs also offer life-skills training to promote the beneficiaries’ personal and social development