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

When T-levels were introduced by the previous Conservative government in 2020, there were more than 12,000 vocational qualifications, offered by more than 150 awarding bodies.

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As part of the introduction of T-levels, funding was set to be withdrawn for some other vocational qualifications, like BTecs, which were deemed to "overlap" with the new T-level programmes.

From BBC

T-levels are vocational qualifications aimed at 16-to-19-year-olds in England, external, which focus more on practical subjects than academic ones.

From BBC

Other vocational courses available in the UK include:

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.

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Related Words

• high-tech
• industrial
• mechanical
• professional
• scholarly
• scientific
• special
• specialized
• technological