But as Taiwan's industries have gradually modernized, they have lost the need for large numbers of basic-level skilled workers, and over the last 10 to 20 years many branches of industry have disappeared from the marketplace, leaving no demand for graduates of such courses as garment making, die and pattern making, pottery, or electrical machinery and refrigeration.
但當台灣產業逐漸邁向現代化，已經不再需要大批初級技術的人力，許多行業在十年二十年內陸續遭到淘汰，如製衣工程科、模具工程科、陶業工程科、電機冷凍科等。