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Promotion of Skills and Vocational Training Essay
This question is about whether governments should encourage people to
train to develop their practical skills or focus on academic university
education.
It is better for a country to spend money on skills training and
vocational training for practical work (e.g. car maintenance,
hairdressing) than on university education.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Fully Answering the Question
In an agree/disagree question where two specific choices are mentioned i.e.
training people for (1) vocational skills or (2) academic skills, you should
make sure you discuss both to avoid an examiner deciding you have not
fully addressed all the issues.
There are various ways you could approach this. For instance, you could
decide the priority should be on practical skills training (or visa versa). You
would then need to discuss the benefits of this over encouraging everyone
to go to university.
· The benefits of having more people with practical skills training
· The problems if most people are going to university.
As long as you are giving your view and answering the question fully, it is
up to you to decide which particular angle you wish to take.
What view has the writer of the following essay taken?
Model Answer

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It is better for a country to spend money on skills training and
vocational training for practical work (e.g. car maintenance,
hairdressing) than on university education. 
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Countries face the challenge of whether to focus on training their citizens in
practical skills for the workplace or place the emphasis on university
education for a more academically oriented workforce. In my view,
governments need to maintain a balance in order to keep their country
functioning smoothly.
A university education trains people in traditionally “important” careers.
Investing in highly skilled professionals such as doctors, lawyers and
accountants is critical for any economy and society. These services bring in
higher incomes, thus encouraging consumerism and spending. This aids in
a country’s growth and prosperity. They also provide vital services to keep
citizens healthy, financially secure, and well-educated, for example with
doctors, accountants and financial advisors, and teachers. Without services
such as these, economies would struggle to compete on the global market.
At the same time, no society could function without the medium and low-
skilled workers that ensure sewage systems work correctly, keep our cars
and industrial machines running, make daily trade and commerce possible
in stores, and provide natural resources to manufacturers. While they may
not need a formal university education to perform their tasks, the services
that these individuals provide ensure cities are able to function, and that
manufacturing and distribution are possible. They allow highly skilled
labourers to perform their jobs and live in a civilised society.
When planning for their future labour force, I believe governments should
always ensure they are investing in both types of work discussed above.
Some countries may choose to invest more heavily into one over the other
based on their societal needs, but it will always be important to have a mix
of qualified people for a successful country to grow.
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