Vocational schools ease tattoo plan
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PRIVATE vocational schools have now agreed to consider applications from students who sport tattoos and stretched ear piercing on a case-by-case basis.
“They will invite these applicants in for a talk and the students may be asked to remove their tattoos or avoid wearing certain types of earrings,” Education Ministry permanent secretary Kamjorn Tatiyakavee said yesterday.
He said the tattoos did not have to be removed if they were not very visible.
Earlier this month, the Association of Private Technological and Vocational Education Colleges announced its decision to stop enrolling students with piercing that stretches the earlobe and tattoos after available information showed that students sporting such features were often engaged in brawls.
Also, upon learning that some businesses refused to hire graduates with tattoos and stretched earlobes, members of the association believed that not enrolling such students would boost the image of vocational graduates.
“I have asked the association to review its decision, and it has offered to look into applications on a case-by-case basis,” Kamjor Kamjorn said.
He added that not all tattooed individuals were bad and that some got tattooed out of personal beliefs or for beauty.
“Vocational schools should offer educational opportunities to all,” he said.
