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

Milwaukee Area Technical College, Madison College and Moraine Park Technical College launched associate, certificates and vocational programs under the pilot. —Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025

Those resources include vocational training, job placement, and opportunities for students to participate in the workforce and in their communities. —Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025

His new documentary, follows a public school district in Virginia that requires every student to participate in vocational training, such as welding or carpentry. —Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025

The desire to feel at peace about finances may prompt vocational shifts. —Usa Today, USA Today, 21 Oct. 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