A STATE MASTER PLAN FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.

Overview & Synopsis

THIS PROPOSAL FOR AN ARTICULATED AND COORDINATED STATEWIDE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN HAWAII PROVIDES FOR THE DESIGNATION OF THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY AS THE BOARD OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, WITH A SUBORDINATE COORDINATING COUNCIL. THE MAJOR EFFORT IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SHOULD BE AT THE LEVEL OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHICH SHOULD EMPHASIZE PROGRAM FLEXIBILITY IN OFFERING SHORT TERM PROGRAMS, SMALLER COURSE UNITS, SPECIAL SUMMER PROGRAMS, EVENING COURSES, ON THE JOB AND COOPERATIVE TRAINING, AND PROGRAMS OF ADVANCED PLACEMENT AND EARLY ADMISSION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL SHOULD BE EXPLORATORY, DIRECTED AT CLUSTERS OF JOBS, AND AN INTEGRAL PART OF GENERAL EDUCATION. AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEVEL, GENERAL EDUCATION SHOULD BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. COOPERATIVE PLANNING, ARTICULATION, AND COORDINATION SHOULD RESULT IN PREPARATION OF STUDENTS FOR PROGRESS TO SUCCESSIVE LEVELS OF COMPETENCE, ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY REPETITION AT ANY LEVEL, AND MAINTENANCE OF AVAILABILITY OF OPTIONS FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION. (WO)