Types of Training Available for High School Graduates

Once you complete your tertiary education, you may wish to further your education. There are numerous ways in which you can do this. In order to choose which is best for you, it is important understand what each of these types of schools are. Only then will you be able to tell which one will be best for you and your future

College

Colleges (a.k.a. university) are educational institutions that award degrees to students who have already completed their tertiary education. In other words, it is a post-secondary education. Some of the degrees that students can learn are in liberal arts, business, science and more. Earning these degrees can take between two years (for an associate's degree) and four years (a bachelor's degree).

Trade School

Trade schools (a.k.a. vocational schools, career schools) provide students with a vocational education. Herein students learn the skills that are necessary for performing a specific job. Some of these schools will also help students develop their academic side as well.

Job Corps

Job Corps is a free program for youth between the ages of 16 and 24 that is administered by the United States Department of Labor. Their mission is to attract youth and teach them vocational skills. As a part of this program youth receive career planning, on-the-job training, job placement, residential housing, food service, driver's education, basic health and dental care, a bi-weekly basic living allowance and clothing allowance, childcare programs for single parents, vocational training and academic training (i.e. basic reading and math, GED attainment, college preparation).

Job Corps is a self-paced program, which means that training can take between eight months and two years to complete. It depends upon the career area that is chosen and the learning pace that the student sets for themselves.

Military Training

A military education is a process in which men and women are trained to do a specific military job. This can be either voluntary or compulsory in nature. It also includes physical, technical and psychological drilling. Advanced training is much more specialized based upon chosen or assigned specialties.