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Various methods are being taken to promote vocational education at the upper secondary level. Two major ones are:

1. National government subsidy, under terms of Vocational Education Promotion Law. The national government is obligated by this law to strive for the promotion of vocational education and to encourage local governments to facilitate vocational education by such means as subsidies.

2. Training of upper secondary school teachers. The teachers are trained to keep up with the changes of new technologies such as information processing, biotechnology and electronics.