Converting CS3 to Vector art

Hi Folks
I'm new at working with Photoshop CS3 but need some advise in creating Vector art that can be imported into CorelDRAW and manipulated.
I am importing part schematics (part diagrams) for a motor utilizing my scanner. Once imported I am erasing the background to make them transparent and saving them. This has been working fine but does not allow me to position the artwork at my discretion.
I need to be able to create the work, make them transparent and save them as vector art so I can import them into CorelDRAW and be able to move parts around.
Can anyone give me some advise
Thanks for you help
Michael

Photoshop is not a vector art program, it creates rasterized images.  Illustrator is the appropriate tool for vector art work.
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