It is suggested that some of the funding from universities should be diverted to vocational training. I completely agree with this opinion.
First, additional budgets for vocational institutions could help meet high demand for tradesmen. There is currently a lack of vocational workers since people tend to choose universities education after secondary graduation, because they hold a belief that a university degree guarantees a better life. This, however, is not completely true as the current situation is predicted to get woren as more intellectual work is increasingly done by AI. Also, it is widely considered that only those who underperform academically must go for vocational training as the last resort. Conversely, more and more people pursue bachelor’s or even master’s degrees because of increasingly higher academical requirement to get into top companies.
Second, vocational shools need the funding more than universities do because of their cost and revenue structures. Unlike university pursuers, those who choose vocational training must work with real tools and machines to obtain hands-on experience which is not possible to accquire with books and lectures. Consequently, a large amount of budget is required to purchase machines and construct facilities. Some universities may face the same budgetic problems, however they not only receive funding from multiple sources, especially from affiliated companies, but they may also raise the tuition fees to solve those problems. Meanwhile, vocational shools’ attraction is mostly because it is a more cost-effective option for people who want to join the workforce as soon as possible. Charging higher tuition could make it not appealing to them anymore.
In conclusion, there are a lot of benefits from spending more money on vocational education because they help employ more people and the funding is urgently needed.