Perceiving of occupational training applications at industrial operating by students

Division of labor is not a new thing in human history which has been always necessary for social life. But now, accelerated after industrial revolution, it is getting harder and harder to follow newly created occupations with so much diversity. Due to increasing demands and supply of the societies, training new specialists have become a real challenge for those societies. When the globalization phenomenon is included in the equation, there is also a pressure to train specialists who always update their knowledge and technological skills to cope with constantly changing requirements. Established to train qualified labor for the industrial sector of our country, the industrial vocational schools are expected to educate their students to be ready for the labor market with contemporary theoretical knowledge and practical skill. Thus the occupational practices under a coordinator teacher with a related field are as much important as the education which is provided at their schools. Since no artificial environment can take place of a real life experiences, this is a must for the students who are expected to be successful in their work life. By this study, we aim to understand the level of adequacy of occupational practices of the 11th grade students of electrical department of the industrial vocational schools. The study conducted in 6 industrial vocational schools in Istanbul district with randomly selected 600 11th grade students using a 3 parts survey questionnaire. It is found out that; students who study practice required class in workshops, who make their vocational practices in a industrial establishment with a great number of other trainees, who make their vocational practices in a industrial establishment where there is a separate training department and a responsible person for the trainees and, for the last, whose coordinator teacher is from a related field are better prepared for real work life. Moreover, those students? feelings about the work place are more positive than the others.