A large number of undergraduates returned to vocational high school, which caused heated discussions, and candidates admitted that they could not continue
The return of a large number of first-year students to vocational schools has sparked heated discussions, but frankly, the candidates are unable to do anything and cannot survive.
After leaving school, parents are faced with the choice of a vocational school or a comprehensive school. No one wants their children to lose at the starting line from the start.
In recent years, there has been a strong political support for making vocational schools more attractive, but this has not been effective in terms of the number of students and the level of education.
In 2024, the number of candidates decreased by 360,000 for the first time. This suggests that the importance of academic qualifications is declining, while the momentum of vocational training is suddenly gaining momentum.
Data from some time ago show that many bachelor's degree recipients choose to continue their studies at professional universities and upgrade their qualifications by two levels.
For both students and parents, going straight from a vocational school to a university to pursue a bachelor's degree program is a meaningful option. If the employment after graduation is not satisfactory, it may be because the timing is not right, not because of insufficient academic qualifications.
One option is to prepare for various exams, such as public or graduate study. Failing exams is due to fierce competition, and generally speaking, students can save face at any time with a little effort. However, if a student decides to return to a professional school after completing their undergraduate studies, this is more abnormal and can even lead to a loss of face.
However, some students decide to return to vocational school, hoping that the skills they learn there will help them find a job after graduation, which may not be enough, but enough to make ends meet.
The students interviewed said that they used textbooks in secondary school and their grades were not particularly good, but they were not bad either.
Finding a job after graduation is difficult. There is a big gap between the ideal salary and the reality. I once got a job that paid 2,800 yen a month, but quit after three months because I had no future.
Throughout the course of his work, he was under tremendous pressure and was completely unable to make ends meet with the money he earned. He returned to his hometown to visit relatives, talked with his classmates about his past and present, and came up with the idea of participating in vocational training and learning a trade.
This classmate learned to weld, and working on a construction site was a good choice for him. Despite the hard work, he earns around 10,000 euros a month.
Faced with the pressures of life, students feel that their education is no longer important. With a monthly salary of only $2,800, why should they get an education when they are barely making ends meet?
One of the students was interested in cooking from an early age and decided to train as a chef. He envisioned making a living from the craft, or even opening a small shop, so that he could gain a better overall position than he already has.
Regarding the relationship between education and employment, in recent years, students have realized that employment depends not only on academic qualifications, but also on practical skills. Some graduates have to learn other skills after graduation in order to land their dream job.
It is not uncommon for graduates to have a very different nature of work than what they have studied at school. Some students re-study at vocational schools, some learn from teachers in the workplace, and some are self-taught.
When a person faces life alone, he can clearly define which path is acceptable to him. The author believes that facing up to one's own problems and actively looking for a way out of life is something that a brave person can do, and there is nothing to be ashamed of.
But some netizens believe that life is full of uncertainties. Jobs after undergraduate may have a lower starting salary, but there are plenty of opportunities for future career advancement.
While the starting salary may be relatively high after graduating from vocational school, anyone who works a few years later will feel that it will be the same in the future. Construction workers, in particular, face dangerous and hard labor, may not be able to adapt physically to old age, and have no insurance or retirement protection.
The word contains a certain probability, but it is not absolute. Work and life are constantly changing. No path is necessarily wrong, and no path will be able to move upwards as long as you go down.
Students are free to choose, but it must be reasonable. So, which students are best suited to learn a certain skill? Let's discuss this briefly.
In my opinion, this has little to do with the level of the school, mainly with the major. If the specialization studied at the undergraduate level is relatively unclear, i.e. lacks the opportunity or ability to apply it in practice, then the chosen skills should compensate for this shortcoming.
In addition, it is possible to study education if the career barrier to a student's major is low, i.e., low enough to be overcome through amateur effort.
The advantage of technical work is that although the level of the school is not high, there are technical barriers.
Finally, as the boy in the article says, if you enjoy the job very much and have loved cooking since childhood, then choosing a skill that you enjoy will make you enjoy the job more and it will be easier to achieve.
The demand for technical work has remained at a fairly high level in recent years. From the point of view of the employment rate, it is not difficult to compare with ordinary employment, and with the development of society, the status of technical occupations will become more and more important.
What do you think of the topic some time ago?