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Originally Posted by blankall
Firstly, the focus here is on trades, as Canada has a shortage of trades people. However, vocational schooling goes beyond just physical trades.
But yes, the attitude towards skilled tradesmen needs to change dramatically. A major part of the problem is the emphasis has been taken away from the fact trades people are often highly skilled. Instead, it's seen as a place that people go after they haven't realized their self-fulfillment goals. This needs to change. As this changes, the atmosphere on site should change too. The kind of person involved from the beginning would change, and vocational schools would create a far more monitored atmosphere with more professionalism.
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Yeah, trades are definitely not someone carrying heavy things from one place to another, but I honestly think my people view trades as a path to a job as a circa-1880s coal miner.
I think a better model would be skill based education. Take a 6 month course multiple times throughout your life to upgrade skills or change streams.
That solves the "I don't know what to do when I'm 17 problem" because you aren't investing 4 years and 50k in either something unsuitable or "finding yourself" in a generalist program. If the first thing you try isn't a fit retrain and try something else.