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

Of about 60 students who have graduated from the program, 30% have gone to college or community college, 30% have gone to vocational programs, about 30% are employed in entry-level jobs, and about 10% are engaged in adult day training programs. —Robert Reiss, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025

The Youth Construction Academy is a vocational program designed to provide experiential learning and introduce students to the field of construction. —Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025

In 1980, Lauren Sugerman was enrolled in a vocational program aimed at getting more women and Black Americans into the steel mills. —Andrea Hsu, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025

The 1973 Rehabilitation Act provides vocational services to people with disabilities. —Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 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