is vocational training on the job training?

Answer 1

It could be....sometimes companies pay for supplement or ongoing training in your area of expertise. Vocational training is spcialized training in a certain vocation/type of job like wielding or account.

Answer 2

Strictly speaking, all education and training aimed at obtaining a specific qualification or skill, or entering a specific career (e.g., medicine, engineering, pharmacy, plumbing, law, etc.,) is vocational. In today's society it is often, however, used in a slightly disparaging way to mean training that is not too taxing on the brain. A total fallacy of course. Yet there are some people who state that only the brightest people should be selected for an academic education; but academic education simply means the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake - i.e., without a specific career in mind.

In the old days, dillitante types, often from weathy backgrounds, would study esoteric topics at university, whereas those who wanted to earn a living through their own efforts would study medicine, physical science, law, etc.. .

Hence, all education and training aimed at earning one's way in life can be viewed as vocational.

However, to answer your question more precisely, many vocational training courses will have elements of 'on-the- job- training' , which essentially means 'learning while doing'. This practical route will usually entail a period of 'off-the-job' classroom work, too, in order to gain the theoretical knowledge that lies behind the practical applications.

[Sorry to have taken so many words to get to the point, but as a former graduate professional who was in a 'vocational field' (electrical/electronic engineering), I have always been slightly annoyed by the rather aloof attitude of those who denigrate the many vocationally trained/educated people who keep society ticking along. After all, imagine a society with no electricity, no medical expertise, no sanitary systems, etc.. What price ancient history then?!]

Answer 3

Sometimes, but most typically it refers to institutions like culinary schools, electronics schools, automotive schools, etc. where you can learn a trade (vocation.)

Answer 4

usually it just means that your not sat in the classroom doing work you go to a college and do a course