Occupation is an important factor that determines the future of each person’s life and greatly affects socio-economic development. Therefore, choosing a career that suits your interests, talents, abilities, and personal conditions is an issue of great concern to young people, especially high school students - the age of preparing to work. Necessary equipment to establish yourself and start a career. This article presents the role and some tasks of vocational education for high school students in Vietnam according to the 2018 General Education Program.