Dear Father and Mother,

Your son or daughter is now at a crucial crossroads in their life, facing the important decision of choosing an educational and vocational path. Upon completing the ninth grade, they have the option to either continue with academic studies in the tenth grade and join academic secondary education (literary or scientific), or pursue vocational education in the tenth grade by joining vocational training institutions such as industrial and vocational schools and various vocational centers. Additionally, they can opt for vocational training centers after completing the eleventh or twelfth grade, regardless of their academic performance.

The best ways to guide and direct our sons and daughters:

Education is not an end in itself; rather, it is a means to enter the job market and secure suitable employment opportunities. Given that only 47% of academic graduates find jobs matching their qualifications after graduation, while over 85% of graduates from vocational education and training secure jobs relevant to their qualifications, the numbers speak for themselves. Graduates of vocational education are more fortunate in the job market.

Here at (Professional Online), we understand the crucial role parents play in guiding their children to choose the right educational path. To assist you in fulfilling this role, we provide you with important tools to guide your children towards the best options through the following tools and materials:

Guidance and Career Counseling Tools:

1. Support your son and daughter and enhance their resources without imposing on them (How to help my son/daughter make a choice).
2. Advise your son or daughter to take the necessary tests, and you can learn more about these tests.
3. Explore various professions by getting to know detailed professions, a list of occupations, occupation cards, and the employment opportunities they offer.
4. Familiarize yourself with institutions offering these specializations through the specialization table.
5. Contact or visit these institutions (vocational education and training institutions) to learn more about the institution and the profession.
6. Learn about the system followed by these institutions to increase job opportunities, namely the work-based learning system.

For more information on education and vocational training:

• Why vocational education and training?
• To understand the importance of vocational education and training and why the focus is on this type of education and training today, and why, as parents, we should guide our children toward vocational education and training, you can refer to the document "Why Vocational Education and Training?"
• Success stories of vocational education and training graduates
   
• Read a collection of success stories from students and graduates of vocational institutions and how these graduates have made a positive impact on their lives, families, and paved the way for a promising future. Click on Success Stories to learn about the journeys of these graduates and benefit from them.
   
• Videos and clips to learn about professions and their work environments
   
• Professions are not just names without meaning in the workplace; they are a reality, an environment, and work relationships that result from practicing these professions. To get a real understanding of these professions and their environments, and to make initial acquaintances with these professions, we have provided you with some videos that give you an initial insight into this reality. However, these videos do not substitute for field visits to the job market. Click on the Professions and Work Environment Video.
• Vocational education and training keeps pace with technology and encourages its use
• To learn more about how vocational education and training encourages knowledge of technological developments in the profession and contributes to the distinction of vocational education and training graduates, enhancing their job opportunities by integrating technology into vocational training and education, click here.
• Vocational education and training encourages starting private projects
• Vocational education and training focus on equipping students with a set of professional, life, and entrepreneurial skills that help them open their private projects if they wish. All studies confirm that graduates of vocational education and training are more likely to start their own projects. To learn more, click here.
• Some vocational education and training professions offer the opportunity to work from home or work remotely through electronic communication tools. For more information, please refer to occupation cards.