Title VIII – Area Vocational Education Programs

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Title VIII – Area Vocational Education Programs is a component of the National Defense Education Act that focused on expanding and improving regional vocational training to support the nation’s technical and defense-related workforce needs.

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instanceOf component of the National Defense Education Act
federal education program
appliesTo area vocational schools
regional vocational education programs
beneficiary area vocational schools and centers
local educational agencies
states
country United States of America
surface form: United States
educationLevel postsecondary vocational education
secondary vocational education
focus career and technical training for high-demand occupations
vocational and technical education
fundingType federal financial assistance
goal increase supply of technically trained personnel
strengthen national defense through education
historicalPeriod late 1950s and 1960s U.S. education reforms
implementedBy Office of Education
surface form: U.S. Office of Education
legalForm title of a federal statute
legislativeContext Cold War era education and defense policy
partOf National Defense Education Act
policyDomain education policy
national defense policy
workforce development policy
purpose expand regional vocational training capacity
improve quality of vocational education
support defense-related workforce needs
support technical workforce needs
relatedTo federal-state cooperative vocational education programs
technical education in science and engineering support fields

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National Defense Education Act section Title VIII – Area Vocational Education Programs