The government will determine what jobs are needed, what jobs young people will be trained for, what certificate qualifies individuals to be hired and who will qualify for certification. STW builds new bureaucracy at the state and local level. The National Skills Standards Board, the Texas Workforces Commission, The Texas Skills Standards Board, The Texas Council on Workforce and Economic Competitiveness and local workforce boards are all new bureaucracies. The bureaucracies listed above are all appointed. STW increases education costs.
Vocational education is more expensive than teaching academics.
STW institutionalizes the failing progressive practices that have destroyed our schools. STW institutionalizes the teaching, testing and certification of subjective, affective, value laden, interpersonal behavior such as cooperating with others, self-esteem, decision making, sociability, sexual stereotyping, life skills, etc. STW violates parents and students rights by integrating health and human services with education which increases the responsibilities of the schools, usurps the responsibilities of parents and leads to controversial school-based clinics. STW uses the schools for invasive and expensive guidance, counseling, aptitude testing, and decision-making for the purpose of guiding a child's future career decisions. STW requires tracking the progress of a student from school, into the workplace, and throughout his career, including promotions and wages.