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
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Questions about college access, equity Cleo Krejci covers higher education, vocational training and retraining as a Report For America corps member based at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
Max received vocational training to design and stitch ladies’ leather purses and shoes.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2024
Over the course of a decade, the organization honed its approach, culminating in the creation of the Pink Program – a comprehensive initiative designed to nurture children’s social, academic, and vocational skills.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
The nonprofit focuses on providing workforce development skills, housing access, vocational education and civic engagement.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
The journey doesn’t end with childhood but extends into adolescence, where the foundation’s vocational programs pave the way for meaningful careers.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
In the 1970s his firm designed 25 vocational education colleges in Saudi Arabia, worth upward of $1 billion.
—Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
For college, 63% of Hoosiers completed some post-secondary education, including vocational/technical schools, junior colleges or four-year colleges, compared to 68% nationally.
—Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
This structure is useful for exactly one purpose: to undermine vocational calling.
—David L. Bahnsen, National Review, 5 Feb. 2024
Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
Max received vocational training to design and stitch ladies’ leather purses and shoes.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2024
Over the course of a decade, the organization honed its approach, culminating in the creation of the Pink Program – a comprehensive initiative designed to nurture children’s social, academic, and vocational skills.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
The nonprofit focuses on providing workforce development skills, housing access, vocational education and civic engagement.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
The journey doesn’t end with childhood but extends into adolescence, where the foundation’s vocational programs pave the way for meaningful careers.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
In the 1970s his firm designed 25 vocational education colleges in Saudi Arabia, worth upward of $1 billion.
—Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
For college, 63% of Hoosiers completed some post-secondary education, including vocational/technical schools, junior colleges or four-year colleges, compared to 68% nationally.
—Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
This structure is useful for exactly one purpose: to undermine vocational calling.
—David L. Bahnsen, National Review, 5 Feb. 2024
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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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