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The youth age group (15-24) is a great asset to a nation, because youth being a working age population, if properly trained and prepared for the world of work, could bring revolution in the economy of a country. Therefore, developed countries give greater emphasis to youth’s training and education to prepare youth for the world of work. In developing countries, to prepare youth, especially school leavers, vocational training schemes were introduced at secondary and high school level. However, in developed countries the ratio of [ageing] population is increasing as compared to the youth working age population, whereas in developing countries, including Pakistan, the youth population is rapidly increasing. There is a need to take advantage of this demographic dividend and prepare our youth for the world of work. This paper highlights the importance of vocationalization in youth employment. In the paper, the youth employment trend and its relation with education and training are discussed. In the country, causes for failure of past efforts made for vocationalization of general education are examined. Worldwide available different modes for vocational training and effective models are analyzed and a suitable model for vocationalization of general education in the country is proposed in this paper.

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