vocational guidance

American  

[voh-kay-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

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Example Sentences

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vocational guidance

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

Playwright Lennox Raphael, in Merrick's view, "had no talent whatsoever and should seek 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

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

These scales will be again considered in a later section, when we discuss the measures of general intelligence as they relate to vocational guidance and selection.

From Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods by Harry L. Hollingworth

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