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vocational guidance

American

[voh-key-shuh-nl gahyd-ns] / voʊˈkeɪ ʃə nl ˈgaɪd ns /

noun

the process of assisting a student to choose, prepare for, and enter an occupation for which they show aptitude.

vocational guidance British

noun

a guidance service based on psychological tests and interviews to find out what career or occupation may best suit a person

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Etymology

Origin of vocational guidance

First recorded in 1925–30

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vocational guidance

Some of the centers would be mobile, in the form of bookmobiles, "labmobiles," traveling units for language instruction and vocational guidance.

From Time Magazine Archive

Questioning those who expressed radical views among persons seeking vocational guidance, he found no connection with income, sex, unemployment, personal wellbeing.

From Time Magazine Archive

In industrial centers they offer shelter and vocational guidance.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some of the techniques for this odd vocational guidance experiment were borrowed from the British War Office Selection Board; others were developed on the spot.

From Time Magazine Archive

Courses on vocational education, industrial education, and vocational guidance all emphasize the same idea.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Paul Klapper

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