Description
Teach vocational courses intended to provide occupational training below the baccalaureate level in subjects such as construction, mechanics/repair, manufacturing, transportation, or cosmetology, primarily to students who have graduated from or left high school. Teaching takes place in public or private schools whose primary business is academic or vocational education.
- • Acquire, maintain, and repair laboratory equipment and tools.
- • Supervise and monitor students' use of tools and equipment.
- • Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.
- • Present lectures and conduct discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence using visual aids, such as graphs, charts, videotapes, and slides.
- • Administer oral, written, or performance tests to measure progress and to evaluate training effectiveness.
- • Prepare reports and maintain records, such as student grades, attendance rolls, and training activity details.
- • Supervise independent or group projects, field placements, laboratory work, or other training.
- • Determine training needs of students or workers.
- • Provide individualized instruction and tutorial or remedial instruction.
- • Conduct on-the-job training classes or training sessions to teach and demonstrate principles, techniques, procedures, or methods of designated subjects.
- • Develop curricula and plan course content and methods of instruction.
- • Prepare outlines of instructional programs and training schedules and establish course goals.
- • Integrate academic and vocational curricula so that students can obtain a variety of skills.
- • Develop teaching aids, such as instructional software, multimedia visual aids, or study materials.
- • Select and assemble books, materials, supplies, and equipment for training, courses, or projects.
- • Advise students on course selection, career decisions, and other academic and vocational concerns.
- • Participate in conferences, seminars, and training sessions to keep abreast of developments in the field, and integrate relevant information into training programs.
- • Serve on faculty and school committees concerned with budgeting, curriculum revision, and course and diploma requirements.
- • Review enrollment applications and correspond with applicants to obtain additional information.
- • Arrange for lectures by experts in designated fields.
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O*NET occupational data (work activities, skills, knowledge).
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
