One way it can prove useful is by helping to increase employment, or better yet, increase employment among students with disabilities. According to Lovsin(104), the percentage of unemployed young people with a vocational education is 18.1%, while those with a technical or general secondary education represent 33%. This shows that students who attend vocational education courses are more likely to find a job than those who do not. “[Consultants] should also help graduates with disabilities obtain successful employment in the public and private sectors” (Bhattachary, 77). The disabled would have already acquired knowledge and skills, now all that remains is to apply them in the field. Not only could it increase employment, but it could also help increase graduation rates because those who participate in these career programs will be more likely to finish high school. It could also eventually eliminate colleges or lower college tuition because now vocational education would be integrated into high schools and colleges would not only compete with other colleges, but with the required secondary school that all students must pass to attend
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