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

Back in her native Toulouse after many years as an education inspector and vocational guidance adviser in former French North Africa, she found the days dragging oppressively.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

In industrial centers they offer shelter and vocational guidance.

From Time Magazine Archive

We can through education and vocational guidance utilize all native capacities.

From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Irwin Edman

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