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vocational school in British English (vəʊˈkeɪʃənəl skuːl) noun US a school that offers teaching and practical experience in skilled trades such as carpentry or plumbing Examples of 'vocational school' in a sentencevocational school Not wanting to go into vocational school, she drops out entirely.He transferred to a vocational school before taking a job as a lathe operator in a military factory.The remaining one or two days are spent at a vocational school, where apprentices receive theoretical lessons.Certainly, more and more institutions of higher learning are coming to resemble vocational schools.He added that students' dreams of attending vocational schools were being destroyed by bad teaching.At least 140 technical and vocational schools of different types for the 14-19 age group are now plannedby 2018.The challenge is to develop vocational schools that offer the non-academic a genuine chance to fulfil their potential.Vocational schools would be linked to jobs and apprenticeships and could be sponsored by local employers, he said. |