When you graduate from high school, you will be faced by two options if you want to continue your study: liberal education and vocational education. The decision is in your hands based on your wish. The clearest difference between those educations is theory versus practice. If you still confuse in your choice, take a look the further explanation below.

In vocational education, you will spend more time in workshop than in classroom. For example, if you study to be a hairdresser, you will get the theory first on how to cut in great way but then you will take more hours in practicing the theory. In the other words, vocational can be said as learning by doing. When students graduate from vocational school or training, they will reach career as hairdresser like they trained for. They will be recruited by certain workplace immediately because they really know the details of their job.

For liberal education, students are provided by general knowledge and intellectual skill rather than occupational skill. They spend more time in classroom to study the concept and focus in material reading. As they graduate, they will have broader chance to choose their job than vocational education. Of course the job still relates to what they have been studied. They can reach career that need critical thinking than practical skill.