Vocational and Technical Education

Vocational and Technical Education
Formal vocational and technical education is conducted at three levels:

upper secondary(leading to the Lower Certificate of Vocational Education),
post secondary (leading to a Diploma or Vocational Associate Degree)
and university level (leading to a Degree).

There are currently over 1 million students enrolled in the various vocational study pathways.

Eight fields of study are undertaken as majors: trade and industry,agriculture,home,economics,fisheries,business and tourism,arts and crafts,textiles and commerce.

The move toward lifelong learning and a l earning sociaty has been embodied in a credit transfer system to facilitate mobility between institutions; in the recognition of different types of qualifications from various institutions offering vocational training;and the evaluation of prior learning and work experience from within the formal,non-formal and informal sectors.

Reforms are currently being implemented to remodel the system towards a Thai Vocational Qualification(TVQ)based upon industrial practices and needs.