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

That's in addition to his other announcements for the creation of three China-SCO centers for tech innovation, higher education and vocational training. —Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025

Most are admitted on F-1 visas for academic study, M-1 visas for vocational training, or J-1 visas for exchange programs. —Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

Trombetta worked in a vocational program for young people who have been through the criminal justice system. —Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025

Last year, about 50 students participated in the program, which focuses on functional academics, daily living skills, communication and sensory experience and vocational skills for students with special needs. —Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025

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
• nonrational
• notational
• relational
• rotational
• sensational
• translational

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