vocational
adjective
vo·ca·tion·al
vō-ˈkā-sh(ə-)nəl
1
: of, relating to, or concerned with a vocation
2
: of, relating to, or undergoing training in a skill or trade to be pursued as a career
a vocational school
vocational students
vocationally
adverb
Examples of vocational in a Sentence
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The journey doesn’t end with childhood but extends into adolescence, where the foundation’s vocational programs pave the way for meaningful careers.
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Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
In the 1970s his firm designed 25 vocational education colleges in Saudi Arabia, worth upward of $1 billion.
—Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
For college, 63% of Hoosiers completed some post-secondary education, including vocational/technical schools, junior colleges or four-year colleges, compared to 68% nationally.
—Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
This structure is useful for exactly one purpose: to undermine vocational calling.
—David L. Bahnsen, National Review, 5 Feb. 2024
Cleo Krejci covers higher education, vocational training and retraining as a Report For America corps member based at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
—Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024
Opponents, including some county officials, mental health service providers and some Republicans, said the ballot measure would cut funding from cultural centers, peer-support programs and vocational services and would pit those programs against services for homeless people.
—Trân Nguyễn, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
The new programs will connect the juveniles with mental health, education and vocational resources, officials said.
—Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
Members of staff from all over this large, wide-ranging vocational college have trooped down to meet the girl who wanted to learn about cutting up animals.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
In the 1970s his firm designed 25 vocational education colleges in Saudi Arabia, worth upward of $1 billion.
—Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
For college, 63% of Hoosiers completed some post-secondary education, including vocational/technical schools, junior colleges or four-year colleges, compared to 68% nationally.
—Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
This structure is useful for exactly one purpose: to undermine vocational calling.
—David L. Bahnsen, National Review, 5 Feb. 2024
Cleo Krejci covers higher education, vocational training and retraining as a Report For America corps member based at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
—Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024
Opponents, including some county officials, mental health service providers and some Republicans, said the ballot measure would cut funding from cultural centers, peer-support programs and vocational services and would pit those programs against services for homeless people.
—Trân Nguyễn, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
The new programs will connect the juveniles with mental health, education and vocational resources, officials said.
—Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
Members of staff from all over this large, wide-ranging vocational college have trooped down to meet the girl who wanted to learn about cutting up animals.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
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vocational
adjective
vo·ca·tion·al
vō-ˈkā-shnəl
-shən-ᵊl
1
: of, relating to, or concerned with a vocation
2
: of, relating to, or involved in training in a skill or trade to be followed as a career
vocational school
vocationally
adverb
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