Technical Schools

As is known young people who are in their last year at school are planning the next stage in their education. The variety of courses at universities and colleges is extensive but many young people don’t have any clear idea about the career they wish to follow. Those who are primarily motivated by wealth tend to choose law, business administration, economics or accountancy. Those interested in fame may choose the arts, the stage, or the media.

Except perhaps in the countries with successful manufacturing industries such as Germany and Japan, where engineers tend to be held in higher regard, a career in engineering is not often recommended with any enthusiasm by school teachers, politicians, TV, newspapers or teenage magazines. Those influencing young people tend to be pop singers, TV actors and sports stars.

It is no wonder, therefore, that many engineering degree courses find it difficult to attract students, with the result that young graduate engineers in many fields are in short supply worldwide. Though Engineering Courses— mining geology, civil engineering and petroleum engineering have no special difficulties in recruitment.

However, this is only part of the story. After graduation and the award of a degree, there is a strong wish to abandon the subject matter of the course and enter a career offering more reward: commerce, banking, accountancy or stock brocking. This causes disappointment to the academy staff who wasted all their efforts to give useful practical knowledge to the students. Modern equipment cannot and should not be operated by young trainees: nowadays operators are often highly skilled and from their ranks should come the line supervisors. Management trainees, after a brief period to acquire general knowledge about the operation, would be better trained by acting as assistants to managers and consulting engineers, and gain experience.

It should be noted that there are engineering courses which must provide a wide and general tuition, covering not only processing methods but also economics, business administration, computer studies, communication skills and basic civil and mechanical engineering which are vital for important career development to senior ranks.

2. Learn by hear phrases which express you agreement or disagreement.

agreement
strong	neutral
I am in complete agreement. I quite agree I couldn’t agree more Yes, definitely. Exactly. precisely	I agree You are right here. I think you are right Yes, and…. That is true. That is right.
Disagreement
strong	neutral
I disagree completely. That is out the question On the cotrary Of course not That is reduculous!	I do not agree. That is not how I see. I would not say that. I think you are wrong. I disagree.