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

Examples of vocational in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pike and Slemmer knew each other through a vocational program in Knoxville called the Job Corps Center, the documents state. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Staff from Build Trybe, a vocational workforce program under mental health nonprofit Cornerstones of Care, led volunteers through the site and cleanup plans. — Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

For-profit and vocational programs that failed two out of three years, lost access to federal loans. — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026

Inmates will also be offered vocational and re-entry services. — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing vocational

• licensed vocational nurse
• vocational school

Rhymes for vocational

• formational
• foundational
• gestational
• gradational
• locational
• mutational
• notational
• relational
• rotational
• sensational
• translational
• vibrational

Kids Definition

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

-ē

adverb