Though I don't think the point of academia vs. vocational training is to teach things that are used in future vs. things that are currently applicable. Isn't it

Though I don't think the point of academia vs. vocational training is to teach things that are used in future vs. things that are currently applicable. Isn't it more of learn to think analytically and to become better suited to grasp new things that might need theoretical understanding, and apply those in new contexts. But it's rational to emphasize real world solutions, or fundamental paradigms.