This study aims to identify the general perception of high school graduates about attending technical colleges, and identifying specific reasons for the enrollment of high school graduates training Technical Colleges. Ways to enhance positive and reduce the negative perception among high school graduates to attend colleges of technology were also identified by TVET and education experts. This study, also, identify some of The most important results of similar international experiences. The study finds that high school graduates perception of technical colleges in general is moderate. However, female students have higher positive perception towards technical colleges compared to moderate positive perception of male students. It is clear that students specialized in religious discipline have higher positive perception toward technical colleges enrollment compared to students specialized in administrative sciences and natural sciences. High school students in the city of Jeddah have less motivation toward technical colleges compared to their colleagues in the cities included in this study (Riyadh, Jizan, Al-Ahsa، Sakaka). The most important reasons to enroll in technical colleges has been: opportunity for small business (self-employment), the importance of technical and vocational training to the economic growth of the kingdom, and the labor market needs for technical colleges graduates. The degree of approval of the study individuals (experts and specialist (on ways to strengthen the positive and reduce the negative perception among high school graduates to attend technical colleges was very high، which can be summarized as follows: to promote the values of work and productivity trends through guide students and guiding them in the stages of public education about vocational training and its scope and its features and the country needed him. Conduct research that discusses technical training problems. Coordinate between education planning and economic planning to meet the labor market needs and satisfy the people’s daily requirements. The need to develop technical education to not limit its programs to diploma and offer bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in the field of applied engineering. Finally, the study summarizes the most important characteristic of global technical and vocational training. This study recommends that the importance of a national plan to promote vocational and technical work values, the need Finally, the study summarizes the most important characteristic of global technical and vocational training. This study recommends that the importance of a national plan to promote vocational and technical work values, the need to integrate technical training in the stages of basic education, and focus the search on technical training problems in Saudi Arabia and its solutions.

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