vocational

[voh-key-shuh-nl]

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adjective

of, relating to, or connected with a vocation or occupation: a vocational aptitude.
of, relating to, or noting instruction or guidance in an occupation or profession chosen as a career or in the choice of a career: a vocational counselor.

Origin of vocational

First recorded in 1645–55; vocation + -al¹

Related formsvo·ca·tion·al·ly, adverbnon·vo·ca·tion·al, adjectivenon·vo·ca·tion·al·ly, adverbqua·si-vo·ca·tion·al, adjectivequa·si-vo·ca·tion·al·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for vocational

Contemporary Examples

Instead, she is left with the option to go to vocational school, or what is referred to as lycée professionnel in France.
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Molly Hannon
November 25, 2014
The finality of standardized exams, effectively tracks out some students, whose best second option is vocational school.
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Lauren Bohn
September 15, 2012
And vocational education proceeds with way too little employer input.
How to Pop The Higher-Ed Bubble
David Frum
May 29, 2012
Whereas the motor system—moving around—it sounds like some vocational activity.
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Casey Schwartz
April 22, 2012
At 18, I started attending a vocational college called TAFE, living in my own apartment nearby.
Handcuffs, Ropes, and an Open Window: How I Escaped an Unthinkable Childhood
Genyfer Spark
January 29, 2012

Historical Examples

We may distinguish broadly three aims: the vocational, the civic, and the cultural.
College Teaching
Paul Klapper
Vocational economics is the economics of the craftsman and of the shop.
College Teaching
Paul Klapper
How would you formulate the ideal for the vocational life of the factory worker?
College Teaching
Paul Klapper
The office next to mine is that of the Vocational Bureau for Women.
Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman
Emma Speed Sampson
We must take this into consideration in all our vocational training.
The Psychology of Nations
G.E. Partridge

British Dictionary definitions for vocational

vocational

adjective

of or relating to a vocation or vocations
of or relating to applied educational courses concerned with skills needed for an occupation, trade, or professionvocational training

Derived Formsvocationally, adverb

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Word Origin and History for vocational

adj.

1650s, from vocation + -al (1). Related: Vocationally.

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Examples from the Web for vocational

Contemporary Examples

Instead, she is left with the option to go to vocational school, or what is referred to as lycée professionnel in France.

The finality of standardized exams, effectively tracks out some students, whose best second option is vocational school.

And vocational education proceeds with way too little employer input.

Whereas the motor system—moving around—it sounds like some vocational activity.

At 18, I started attending a vocational college called TAFE, living in my own apartment nearby.

Historical Examples

We may distinguish broadly three aims: the vocational, the civic, and the cultural.

Vocational economics is the economics of the craftsman and of the shop.

How would you formulate the ideal for the vocational life of the factory worker?

The office next to mine is that of the Vocational Bureau for Women.

We must take this into consideration in all our vocational training.

vocational

Word Origin and History for vocational

adj.

Origin of vocational