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Education and Vocational Training Encourage the Use of Technology

Encouraging the use of technology in vocational education institutions aims to transform them from mere tools and machines into a thinking pattern and a problem-solving method. This approach provides a way of thinking about the use of knowledge, information, skills, technologies, and machines, with the goal of enhancing the capabilities of students and deepening their understanding of the labor markets, where all types of technology prevail in our present era.

Vocational education encourages awareness of technological developments, as vocational education and training institutions undertake the following:

  1. Transforming workshops and training laboratories in vocational education institutions into facilities that rely on the latest technological means.
  2. Introducing modern technology used in professions to vocational training institutions.
  3. Teaching and training students to use and operate modern machines.
  4. Encouraging students to use modern technology and keeping them updated on anything new that serves their training field.
  5. Integrating technological applications into all specialties, such as automotive technology, communications, and CNC machines in metal shaping, carpentry, and decoration.
  6. Establishing modern computer labs and using the latest industrial and electronic drawing software.
  7. Integrating technology into training and education plans, providing all the necessary equipment.
  8. Providing technological means to deliver information to students, avoiding reliance on the curriculum as the primary source of education.
  9. Using LCD technologies, smart boards, and the internet in the educational process, as well as multimedia programs.
  10. Incorporating technology into theoretical preparation for students through modern computer labs.
  11. Using a flipped learning approach, utilizing platforms like YouTube, videos, and simulations to improve students' practical performance.

Education and vocational training usually depend on acquiring competencies, professional, and technical skills while keeping pace with technology to ensure students are ready for direct integration into the job market and have the ability to adapt to ongoing developments.

The use of modern technology has contributed and continues to contribute to increasing employment opportunities for vocational education graduates in the job market. This is evidenced by:

  1. Enhancing graduates' readiness to work with the latest machines and programs.
  2. Increasing graduates' ability to continually follow modern technological developments.
  3. Boosting the job market's confidence in vocational education graduates.
  4. Improving the efficiency of graduates, years after graduation, and developing their learning skills.
  5. Strengthening graduates' confidence in the quality of the training they received.
  6. Connecting graduates to local, regional, and global markets, as technology has become the global language in the knowledge-based economy.
  7. Thus, incorporating technology into vocational training contributes to distinguishing vocational education graduates and increasing their chances of obtaining employment by integrating technology into the vocational training and education process.