Vocational training and skills are the training and skills needed for a particular job or profession.
...a course designed to provide vocational training in engineering.
Vocational courses are often given more respect and funding than arts or philosophy.
vocationallyadverb [ADVERB -ed/adjective]
...a variety of vocationally oriented courses.
vocational in British English
(vəʊˈkeɪʃənəl)
adjective
1.
of or relating to a vocation or vocations
2.
of or relating to applied educational courses concerned with skills needed for an occupation, trade, or profession
vocational training
Derived forms
vocationally (voˈcationally)
adverb
vocational in American English
(voʊˈkeɪʃənəl)
adjective
1.
of a vocation, trade, occupation, etc.
2. US
designating or of education, training, a school, etc. intended to prepare one for an occupation, sometimes specif. in a trade
Derived forms
vocationalism (voˈcationalˌism)
noun
vocationally (voˈcationally)
adverb
Examples of 'vocational' in a sentence
vocational
Its training blends formal learning with vocational qualifications and engineering degrees.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But we continue to lag behind in areas such as vocational training and women's equality.
The Sun (2017)
They failed to ensure that vocational courses were as rigorous as academic qualifications.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They rely on a combination of vocational training and activities outside the classroom.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The range of vocational qualifications is aimed at helping senior managers.
The Sun (2013)
But it felt like a vocational calling.
The Sun (2013)
The campaign is gaining momentum with new initiatives in both vocational and skills training coming from government.
Thompson, Sir Peter Sharing the Success - the story of NFC (1990)
The college offers vocational and academic qualifications and training for students.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It might be possible to reduce some courses in vocational subjects from three years to two.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
It is time for vocational training to be given status and value in the world of work.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Now the charity are calling for vocational qualifications to be considered equal to university ones.
The Sun (2012)
It is available for vocational or academic courses.
The Sun (2006)
For some young people this will be a popular route to vocational training and employment.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He also calls for a clearer framework for vocational qualifications to be established.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Nor do we have vocational courses that have both credibility in the workplace and genuine appeal to young people.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They may have done quite well at a vocational qualification and want to use it as a springboard to an honours degree.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
That is especially true in the narrow world of elite providers of the vocational courses students must pass to qualify as lawyers.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The military says 1,000 remain in centres where they are having vocational training.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The Government is pushing colleges to prioritise vocational training for those on benefits.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
For those without a vocational qualification, a role in property management may be a good option.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Instead, record numbers are doing less rigorous vocational courses.
The Sun (2011)
In other languages
vocational
British English: vocational /vəʊˈkeɪʃənl/ ADJECTIVE
Vocational training and skills are the training and skills needed for a particular job or profession.
Newer universities tend to offer more vocational courses.
American English: vocational
Arabic: مِهْنِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: vocacional
Chinese: 职业的
Croatian: stručan
Czech: odborný týkající se povolání
Danish: erhvervsrettet
Dutch: beroeps-
European Spanish: vocacional
Finnish: ammatillinen
French: professionnel
German: beruflich
Greek: επαγγελματικός
Italian: professionale
Japanese: 職業上の
Korean: 직업상의
Norwegian: yrkesmessig
Polish: zawodowy
European Portuguese: profissional
Romanian: profesional
Russian: профессиональный
Latin American Spanish: vocacional
Swedish: yrkes-
Thai: เกี่ยวกับวิชาชีพ
Turkish: mesleki
Ukrainian: професійний
Vietnamese: hướng nghiệp
All related terms of 'vocational'
vocational course
A course is a series of lessons or lectures on a particular subject.
vocational school
a school that offers teaching and practical experience in skilled trades such as carpentry or plumbing
vocational education
educational training that provides practical experience in a particular occupational field , as agriculture , home economics , or industry
vocational guidance
a guidance service based on psychological tests and interviews to find out what career or occupation may best suit a person
vocational training
Training is the process of learning the skills that you need for a particular job or activity.
National Vocational Qualification
National Vocational Qualification : a qualification that rewards competence in a specified type of employment
licensed practical nurse
a person who has graduated from an accredited school of nursing and has become licensed to provide basic nursing care under the supervision of a physician or registered nurse