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

Starting hair at a young age, the stylist attended cosmetology school through his high school vocational program, before earning his hair license and building his clientele with staff and students at Indiana State University. —Akili King, Essence, 30 Apr. 2025

That's on top of 2023 measures expanding internships and vocational training programs and offering some employers subsidies to hire younger workers. —Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025

Meanwhile, nearly 200 children of bombing victims pursued college or vocational education with the help of scholarship fund programs, Keating said. —Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025

Uniqlo is taking on a bigger presence in India, this time with a job vocational training center to empower underprivileged youth. —Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 24 Mar. 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