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vocational school

American  

noun

  • vocational schools
    plural
  1. a school offering instruction in one or more skilled or semiskilled trades or occupations.


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“The accumulation of crises has made it harder for young people to focus on the past,” says Matthias Thiel, head of the political education program at the Louise Schroeder vocational school in Berlin.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The money was supposed to pay for Finnish language classes in Mae Sot, the application for the vocational school, where she was going to study nursing, and a residence permit to live in Finland.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

Funds in the account may be used for qualified higher-education expenses, including tuition at a college, university, trade school, vocational school or apprenticeship program.

From MarketWatch Jun. 8, 2026

In the regional capital Joensuu, vocational school principal Esa Karvinen had more than 2,000 applications from Russia in 2022.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

A couple of decades ago, his choices might have been the military or the Simplot plant or, if he were lucky, a trade or vocational school.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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