vocational
adjective
vo·ca·tion·al
vō-ˈkā-sh(ə-)nəl
1
: of, relating to, or concerned with a vocation
2
: of, relating to, or undergoing training in a skill or trade to be pursued as a career
a vocational school
vocational students
vocationally
adverb
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Job Corps, established in 1964, provides education and vocational training to disadvantaged youth but has been criticized by the Labor Department for poor outcomes and safety issues.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Participation in these programs has increased, allowing over 11 million students to pursue vocational and technical education, which strengthens our economy and boosts our competitiveness.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
At the governmental level, this might mean working through our congressional delegation to encourage federal tax increases whose revenue is fenced off to subsidize child care, affordable housing for families, and provide low-cost college and vocational training to mothers and fathers.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 2 June 2025
Carolyn Fast, director of higher education policy at the Century Foundation, a progressive think tank, also supports vocational education and questions the need to pit it against schools like Harvard.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 28 May 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Participation in these programs has increased, allowing over 11 million students to pursue vocational and technical education, which strengthens our economy and boosts our competitiveness.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
At the governmental level, this might mean working through our congressional delegation to encourage federal tax increases whose revenue is fenced off to subsidize child care, affordable housing for families, and provide low-cost college and vocational training to mothers and fathers.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 2 June 2025
Carolyn Fast, director of higher education policy at the Century Foundation, a progressive think tank, also supports vocational education and questions the need to pit it against schools like Harvard.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for vocational
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“Vocational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vocational. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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vocational
adjective
vo·ca·tion·al
vō-ˈkā-shnəl
-shən-ᵊl
1
: of, relating to, or concerned with a vocation
2
: of, relating to, or involved in training in a skill or trade to be followed as a career
vocational school
vocationally
adverb
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