I disagree. Only the young person and their parents can make that decision. The state should not force kids into any skill or employment path. The state is not suited to maek that decision. Education is a lifelong process; schooling is not. We have no idea what a kid who looks useless at 16 might become.
If parents had a lot of different choices of paths to help their children walk, it would be different. It is usually just the college track, the slut track and not much more.
Currently, the state does not, at least to the extent that foreign school systems do.
In any case, whether here or in other countries, what ultimately determines the student's path is the student - that is, the student's abilities and work habits.