Professional education

—Vocabulary

Primarily – первоначально

Technical high schools – высшая техническая школа

automobile repair – ремонт автомобилей

carpentry – плотническое дело

an advanced professional and technical training – продвинутое профессиональное и техническое обучение

to strive – стараться, пытаться

developing na­tions – развивающиеся страны

to be encouraged to take courses in such fields as agriculture and industry – быть поддержанным посещать курсы в таких областях как сельское хозяйство и промышленность

ex­ploratory or occupational – исследовательский или профессиональный

entry-level skills – навыки для начинающих

semiskilled – средней квалификации

career education – образование профессионального роста

to provide information – обеспечивать информацией

to determine their own abilities and interests – определяют их собственные способности и интересы

to explore the careers – изучать профессиональный рост

to get a job immediately – получить работу немедленно

to provide preparation for a specific occupation – обеспечить подготовку для индивидуальных занятий

Professional educationaims primarily at preparing individuals for a job. Some high schools, called professional high schools, specialize in professional programs. Technical high schools are professional high schools that are specially equipped to teach more technical subjects, such as automobile repair, carpentry, and electronics. Professional high school students are also required to take some general education courses. Community and junior colleges and specialized schools offer advanced professional and technical training. Universities and sepa­rate professional schools prepare students for careers in such fields as architecture, business, engineering, law, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, teaching, and theol­ogy. Many businesses and industries offer formal professional training for their employees.

Professional education is especially important in coun­tries striving to develop an economy based on modern technology. Such countries include the developing na­tions of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. To help build their country’s economy, students are encouraged to take courses in such fields as agriculture and industry.

Professional education prepares people for an occu­pation that does not require a bachelor’s degree. It is designed mainly to help meet society’s need for workers and to give students more educational options. Courses are taught in such subject areas as agriculture, business, trades and industry, health services, home economics, and technical fields. Courses are classified as either ex­ploratory or occupational. Exploratory courses provide an introduction to an occupation or to a number of simi­lar jobs. Occupational courses teach entry-level skills necessary for specific semiskilled, skilled, or technical occupations.

Professional education forms a part of the process of career education, which helps students choose and pre­pare for a career. In kindergarten and elementary school, career education provides information about various jobs and helps children determine their own abilities and interests. In middle school or junior high school, students begin to explore the careers that inter­est them most. In high school, most students who plan to get a job immediately after graduation take some type of professional education. About 75 per cent of all high school graduates take at least one course designed to provide preparation for a specific occupation.

? 1. Give Russian equivalents of the following phrases:

Preparing individuals for a job; specially equipped to teach more technical subjects; offer advanced professional and technical training; offer formal professional training for their employees; country’s economy; to help meet society’s need for workers; are taught in such subject areas as agriculture, business, trades and industry, health services, home economics, and technical fields; occupational courses teach entry-level skills necessary for specific semiskilled, skilled, or technical occupations; take some type of professional education.

2. Say if the following sentences are true or false.

1. Community and junior colleges and specialized schools don’t offer advanced professional and technical training. 2. Universities and sepa­rate professional schools prepare students for careers in such fields as architecture, business, engineering, law, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, teaching, and theol­ogy. 3. To help build their country’s economy, students aren’t encouraged to take courses in such fields as agriculture and industry. 4. Professional education forms a part of the process of career education,which doesn’t help students choose and pre­pare for a career. 5. In kindergarten and elementary school, career education provides information about various jobs and helps children determine their own abilities and interests

3. Insert missing words, use the text’s vocabulary:

1. Professional high school students are also … to take some general education courses. 2. Community and junior colleges and specialized schools offer advanced … and … training. 3. Professional education is especially important in coun­tries striving to develop an … based on modern technology. 4. Such countries include the developingna­tions of …, Asia, and … America. 5. To help build their country’s economy, students are … to take courses in such fields as agriculture and industry. 6. In kindergarten and elementary school, career education provides information about … jobs and helps children determine their own abilities and interests.

4. Translate these sentences into your native language:

1. Some high schools, called professional high schools,specialize in professional programs. 2. Technical high schoolsare professional high schools that are specially equipped to teach more technical subjects, such as automobile repair, carpentry, and electronics. 3. Universities and sepa­rate professional schools prepare students for careers in such fields as architecture, business, engineering, law, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, teaching, and theol­ogy. 4. Many businesses and industries offer formal professional training for their employees.

5. Courses are taught in such subject areas as agriculture, business, trades and industry, health services, home economics, and technical fields. 6. Courses are classified as either ex­ploratory or occupational. 7. Professional education prepares people for an occu­pation that does not require a bachelor’s degree. 8. It is designed mainly to help meet society’s need for workers and to give students more educational options. 9. Courses are taught in such subject areas as agriculture, business, trades and industry, health services, home economics, and technical fields.10. In middle school or junior high school, students begin to explore the careers that inter­est them most. In high school, most students who plan to get a job immediately after graduation take some type of professional education.