vocational guidance

American  

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

noun

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

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vocational guidance British  

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

All of them are in serious need of some vocational guidance.

From Time Magazine Archive

In industrial centers they offer shelter and vocational guidance.

From Time Magazine Archive

But when Michael stops in the local bar looking for a little vocational guidance, he is astonished to discover that he's just the man the proprietor is looking for.

From Time Magazine Archive

There are already new efforts along this line, and some school systems, trying to do their utmost, are proudly announcing vocational guidance even in their kindergartens.

From Time Magazine Archive

It can, therefore, never serve as a detailed chart for the vocational guidance of children, telling us which will succeed in business, which in art, which in medicine, etc.

From The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale by Cubberley, Ellwood Patterson