vocational

[ voh-key-shuh-nl ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or connected with a vocation or occupation:

   a vocational aptitude.

2. of, relating to, or noting instruction or guidance in an occupation or profession chosen as a career or in the choice of a career:

   a vocational counselor.

vocational

/ vəʊˈkeɪʃənəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to a vocation or vocations
2. of or relating to applied educational courses concerned with skills needed for an occupation, trade, or profession

   vocational training

Derived Forms

• voˈcationally, adverb

Other Words From

• vo·cation·al·ly adverb
• nonvo·cation·al adjective
• nonvo·cation·al·ly adverb
• quasi-vo·cation·al adjective
• quasi-vo·cation·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of vocational¹

First recorded in 1645–55; vocation + -al ¹

Example Sentences

He added that hundreds of people desperate for food had tried to storm the Unrwa-run vocational centre in the southern city of Khan Younis because they thought the aid had been delivered there.

From BBC

Education Minister Jason Clare says each higher education institution will be given an individual limit, with the biggest cuts to be borne by vocational education and training providers.

From BBC

They are two-year vocational courses taken after GCSEs, which focus on subjects like education, construction and IT, and include a work placement that makes up roughly 20% of the course.

From BBC

She was the first finalist since the competition began in 2018 to have come from a lowly vocational school, Chinese media reported.

From BBC

In statements to The Times before the election, many candidates said that improving the access of low-income and immigrant students to basic needs, academic and vocational success and housing issues were among their priorities.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• high-tech
• industrial
• mechanical
• professional
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• scientific
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