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The specific system of vocational and technical education in America differs from state to state and regions of the USA. Some states begin vocational and/or technical education in high school most often in the students 11th and/or 12th years. This system uses either an apprenticeship training or vocational/technical college program for which the student can earn high school credits while earning a degree, certificate of proficiency, or similar diploma.
The same type of apprenticeship training or vocational/technical college programs are available to high school graduates or anyone desiring workforce-related training. The 2009 Stimulus Funding enabled many ARRA-funded year long retraining programs for unemployed or displaced workers.