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• There are basically 3 types of vocations: married, single, and religious life
• Married life


  The vocation which calls for the unity and the way of life between the spouses
• Married life


  • Calls for fidelity or of being faithful to each other
  • Calls married couples to practice commitment, wherein they will have to live up to the vows they have pronounced during their wedding day
  • Calls spouses to practice respect toward each other
  • Calls couples to practice humility, forgiveness, and patience especially during the time when they would experience difficulties in their lives
  • Leads couples to practice responsibility, especially in taking care of their children
  • Entails rearing and educating children
  • The foundation of the family, which is the smallest unit of the society
• Single life


  Some people choose to try and live single throughout their lives
• Single life


  • They have been blessed with the chance to devote their time and opportunities to look after the needs of the community and the welfare of the people
  • They can do many things that other people cannot do
  • They have been called to practice generosity
  • Many of these single people chose to devote their time, resources, and talents to helping people in charitable institutions like orphanages, homes for the aged, hospitals, and institutions for the abandoned and the homeless
• Religious life


  Vocation that calls people to live a life of service to the "Supreme Being" and to the believers
• Religious leaders


  • Have taken vows to look after the welfare of others over and above their own
  • Their main calling is to lead people in prayer services and to cater their other spiritual needs
  • Provide justice to people by giving them the opportunity to relate to the Highest Being and to practice their right to religion
  • Have been major influences in politics and in the society in general
• Religious leaders

  • Rabbis (Judaism)
  • Bishops, priests (Catholics), pastors (Protestants) (Christianity)
  • Caliphs, imams (Islam)
  • Monks, Dalai Lama (Buddhism)
  • Leaders of other religious groups
• Role of religious leaders


  • Serve as bridges between human persons and the Supreme Being
  • Serve as models on how to live a moral and decent life
• The vocation of religious life calls people to live a life of service to the "Supreme Being" and to the believers
• Types of workers

  • Blue-collar workers
  • White-collar workers
• Blue-collar workers


  • Involve manual labor or occupation involving the work of the hands
  • May also involve supervising physical labor
  • Occupational skills are required
  • Can be attained through formal or informal apprenticeships or through vocational training
  • Many communities demand blue-collar workers
  • Some countries even pay skilled blue-collar workers more than white-collar workers
• White-collar workers


  • Primarily mental work which involves less physical activities and more thinking skills
  • Most jobs within this classification take place within an office or any place like an office
  • Formal education is necessary
  • Environment is quieter, less physical and relatively safer
  • However, white-collar workers also often complain of low pay, overwork, boredom, and alienation
• Types of courses that prepare people for their future careers

  • Academic career courses
  • Vocational courses
  • Technical courses
• Academic career courses


  • Highly cerebral
  • Less hands-on work
• Vocational courses


  • More practical or hands-on compared to academic courses
  • Relatively shorter time to complete
• Technical courses


  • Similar to vocational courses
  • More practical or hands-on compared to academic courses
  • Relatively shorter time to complete
• Vocational courses

  • Vocational course in Agriculture
  • Vocational course in Health Care
• Technical courses


  • Place a stronger emphasis on theory compared to vocational courses
  • Train students to be skilled concerning technology like computers, machines, and others
• Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)


  A Philippine institution that provides vocational and technical courses
• Technical courses offered by TESDA

  • Bookkeeping
  • Computer Hardware Servicing
  • Programming
• Types of courses

  • Academic Course
  • Vocational Course
  • Technical Course
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