Investigating the Relationship between the Technical and Vocational Curriculum (General Skills) with the Labor Market Needs in Birjand City

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the technical and vocational curriculum, in forms of general skills, with the labor market needs in Birjand city from an economical point of view.  The research methodology is a practical type and is based on a descriptive measurement approach. In this regard, two groups of professional and technical majors are selected and then studied comprehensively. The research community includes all the business owners in different fields of activity whose professional qualifications have been approved by the State Office of Vocational. Stratified sampling is applied in each of the disciplines and the sample size in each category is determined separately using Morgan table. Besides, a questionnaire which includes general skills has been prepared based on the existing literature. Face and content validity of the instrument has been confirmed by experts and reliability has been calculated and verified subsequently. Likewise, the collected data has been analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Our findings show that curriculum (general skills) of vocational training are matched with the needs of the labor market in most cases although some inconsistencies can be found in some cases.