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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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ
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 U.S. Office of Education ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ