vocational
adjective
vo·ca·tion·al
| \ vĆ-ËkÄ-shnÉl
, -shÉ-ná”l\
, -shÉ-ná”l\
Definition of vocational
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
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Several of the actors are members of Milwaukeeâs Russian immigrant community; others are regulars at the cityâs Eisenhower Center, a vocational training program for people with disabilities. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: âGive Me Libertyâ is a brilliant madcap farce on wheels," 29 Aug. 2019 The excess funding will be used for the air conditioning project at Gideon Welles, a maintenance fund at the former Eastbury School and to help fund the vocational agriculture program at Glastonbury High School. — Peter Marteka, courant.com, "Glastonbury school systemâs 2018-19 budget surplus returns $360,000," 23 Aug. 2019 The only witness was Lucas Redmond, Matthew Redmondâs younger brother who has a developmental disability and was set to leave for a vocational program that morning. — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, "Case against Brentwood man accused of murdering his mother inches forward," 21 Aug. 2019 Bitmain pledged to work with vocational programs and retraining schools for tech jobs. — Mark Dent, WIRED, "The Hard-Luck Texas Town That Bet on Bitcoinâand Lost," 11 July 2019 He was fired from his job as a vocational program teacher at Reginald F. Lewis High School â and there was suddenly one less black man at the front of a Baltimore classroom. — Talia Richman, baltimoresun.com, "More mentors, more support: Group presents ideas for increasing number of black teachers in Baltimore schools," 20 June 2019 There, vocational programs train students to become lawyers and stock traders as well as carpenters. — Stephane Kasriel, Fortune, "Why Upwork Scratched College Degree Requirements From Our Job Descriptions," 6 June 2019 With recent and rapid changes in the department, such as new vocational programs for inmates, many workers feel the prisoners are having more meaningful input than corrections officers, Potter said. — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, "Study finds 'mental health crisis' among Michigan prison workers," 10 Aug. 2018 One student cited in the advocacy groupâs account is a 17-year-old computing major at a vocational high school. — Los Angeles Times, "Chinese Foxconn factory making Amazon gear misused teenage interns," 9 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vocational.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for vocational
vocational
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of vocational
: relating to the special skills, training, etc., that you need for a particular job or occupation
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vocational
adjective
vo·ca·tion·al
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Kids Definition of vocational
1
: of, relating to, or concerned with an occupation
vocational opportunities
2
: relating to or providing training in a skill or trade to be pursued as a career
a vocational school
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