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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The social assistance sector covers individual and family services, community food and housing, emergency and other relief services, vocational rehabilitation services, and child care services.
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
The new community center will provide education, healthcare, and vocational training to the farm workers as well as their local communities.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Start at the Bok building, a 1938 former vocational high school reborn as a creative and entrepreneurial hub.
—Regan Stephens, AFAR Media, 14 Oct. 2025
Placer County’s top leaders and law enforcement officials unveiled in Roseville a vocational training facility and a mental health center at the Bill Santucci Justice Center, home to Placer Superior Court, the District Attorney’s Office and the South Placer Jail.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
The new community center will provide education, healthcare, and vocational training to the farm workers as well as their local communities.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Start at the Bok building, a 1938 former vocational high school reborn as a creative and entrepreneurial hub.
—Regan Stephens, AFAR Media, 14 Oct. 2025
Placer County’s top leaders and law enforcement officials unveiled in Roseville a vocational training facility and a mental health center at the Bill Santucci Justice Center, home to Placer Superior Court, the District Attorney’s Office and the South Placer Jail.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Vocational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vocational. Accessed 19 Oct. 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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