education is an investment to improve working ability and social activities of people. in the iranian educational system, training of human resources (men or women) is done via theoretical and technical - vocational fields of study in the high schools. in fact the students’ future education and employment is ascertained by choosing the desired field of study at the end of first year of high sch...

The paper adds to the literature on vocational education and training by developing an account of role played technicians, training, in innovation. It also fills a gap innovation systems analysing neglected technicians providers outlines technicians’ contribution innovation, sets out theoretical framework for system, discusses what ‘system failure’ involves this context, as well possible policy...