I care about Taiwanese Technical & Vocational Education (TVE) recently, and the present problem is the students' intentions; after the 12 years National Education are adopted by the Ministry of Education (MOE), most of the junior high school student may focus on the entrance of the senior high school, not the senior vocational senior high school. The tuition will be free in the senior high school, and the entrance of the University which is compared with the Technical University is easier to be obtained by the students. Besides, the MOE doesn't provide enough funds for the development of the TVE, and therefore the machines, equipments and software are the former or older types which are not suitable to be practiced by the TVE students. Actually, the TVE students should practice their capabilities, but more and more students are changing their mind to pursue the higher degrees.
The entrance opportunity of the advanced education, including the University and Technical University, should reduce the ratio according to the population, and the Technical University may provide more different kinds of training programs for the students to cultivate the various Professional Technicians & Engineers. To practice the operation of machines should be an important matter for the profession of mechanical engineering, but the other professions may focus on the software, communication, paper work, …, and so on, for examples. In fact, most Taiwanese may focus on mechanical engineering (ME) & electrical engineering (EE), but the TVE is not just the two kinds of professions which may be the so-called high technology fields. In civil engineering, the man who holds a BSCE may just need to understand how to operate the survey machines, including the Theodolite & Level, but the man who just holds a CE diploma of the vocational senior high school must learn the fundamental techniques about the rebar, formwork, and concrete.
If nobody wants to do the fundamental work, Taiwan may import more foreign labors and maintain the present 100% entrance opportunity. Because the foreign labors are sure to produce the impact, the educational problem may become an economic issue. How can Taiwan change the present educational environment? Please change the values, and the Government should build the specialization for every job. Besides, the entrance examination may take the more practical problems, and everyone has the fair opportunity to get into the University or Technical University by the entrance examination. In the various TVE program, the characteristic of the ME & EE is the requirement of machine operation, but every department should have the different training courses to cultivate the necessary manpower. What are the key points? There are 5 key points, including the entrance opportunity, the fair opportunity to get the entrance by the entrance examination, the various training programs, the values, and the specialization for every job.
References
The entrance opportunity of the advanced education, including the University and Technical University, should reduce the ratio according to the population, and the Technical University may provide more different kinds of training programs for the students to cultivate the various Professional Technicians & Engineers. To practice the operation of machines should be an important matter for the profession of mechanical engineering, but the other professions may focus on the software, communication, paper work, …, and so on, for examples. In fact, most Taiwanese may focus on mechanical engineering (ME) & electrical engineering (EE), but the TVE is not just the two kinds of professions which may be the so-called high technology fields. In civil engineering, the man who holds a BSCE may just need to understand how to operate the survey machines, including the Theodolite & Level, but the man who just holds a CE diploma of the vocational senior high school must learn the fundamental techniques about the rebar, formwork, and concrete.
If nobody wants to do the fundamental work, Taiwan may import more foreign labors and maintain the present 100% entrance opportunity. Because the foreign labors are sure to produce the impact, the educational problem may become an economic issue. How can Taiwan change the present educational environment? Please change the values, and the Government should build the specialization for every job. Besides, the entrance examination may take the more practical problems, and everyone has the fair opportunity to get into the University or Technical University by the entrance examination. In the various TVE program, the characteristic of the ME & EE is the requirement of machine operation, but every department should have the different training courses to cultivate the necessary manpower. What are the key points? There are 5 key points, including the entrance opportunity, the fair opportunity to get the entrance by the entrance examination, the various training programs, the values, and the specialization for every job.
References
- 高宜凡、柯曉翔（2013）技職老師很認真─激發學生熱情與天賦，2013年6月號《遠見雜誌》，http://www.gvm.com.tw/Boardcontent_23250.html
- 林珮萱、柯曉翔（2013）技職校長都很拚─拚學生的前途，2013年6月號《遠見雜誌》，http://www.gvm.com.tw/Boardcontent_23249.html
- 高宜凡（2013）百萬技職生大翻身，2013年6月號《遠見雜誌》，http://www.gvm.com.tw/Boardcontent_23225.html
