Gasparishvili, А.Т. Career and technical schools and labour market: education and training of professionals or a launching pad into higher education [Text] ...

Abstract

The article is based on the sociological survey on the professional orientation and career guidance of the Russian career and technical schools (CTS) graduates conducted in 2014. According to the research data, тhe majority of the administrators and teachers believe that the education in their CTSs achieves its objection and gives graduates opportunities to find jobs on the labour market as well-trained specialists. However, the most of graduates think that their education and training level is not sufficient for the success in life. For them the career and technical education system is the intermediate, secondary step in the planned life trajectory, a launching pad into higher education.