A
tekhnikum () is a type of secondary vocational school in the
Russian Empire, the
Soviet Union, as well as in modern
Russia,
Ukraine and some other post-Soviet states. The
tekhnikums were (and are) to prepare educated workforce for various branches of industry, agriculture, construction, transport, and communications. The education level was intermediate, between ordinary school and higher education (universities, institutes).
[ "Техникум", Great Soviet Encyclopedia] There were also tekhnikums for other occupations in the economy of the Soviet Union: artisans, tailors, salesmen, cooks, bookkeepers, etc.
The term was borrowed from 19th-century German education, where these kinds of school were called Technicum.
See also
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Professional technical school
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Technikum (Polish education)
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Technicum (German education)
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Technikon, South Africa
