Abstract
Agricultural education programs are offered in many countries around the world. Students are taught hands-on vocational agricultural skills that allow them to enter the agricultural workforce or advance to higher education. Interpersonal communication and leadership skills are offered in some programs but are not a common component of secondary agricultural education curriculum in other countries. Agricultural teachers come to the profession after working in agricultural industry, completing a college degree in technical agriculture or general teacher education, or by completing a formal teacher education program in agriculture. A wide variety of different youth organizations is offered in other countries for students studying agricultural education.