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This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in offering vocational and technical training in a variety of technical subjects and trades. The training often leads to job-specific certification. Instruction may be provided in diverse settings, such as the establishment's or client's training facilities, educational institutions, the workplace, or the home, and through diverse means, such as correspondence, television, the Internet, or other electronic and distance-learning methods. The training provided by these establishments may include the use of simulators and simulation methods.
Examples:
- Apprenticeship training programs Graphic arts schools
- Aviation and flight training schools Modeling schools
- Nursing schools (except academic) Cosmetology schools
- Real estate schools
- Electronic equipment repair training Truck driving schools
- Computer repair training