How to Use vocational in a Sentence

vocational

adjective

• There were no vocational schools in Brazil that taught the craft.
  — Helena Madden, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2021
• The program does not have the type of vocational aspect in which students hold part-time jobs.
  — George Castle, chicagotribune.com, 1 Mar. 2022
• College is the first choice, with vocational tracks as a fallback.
  — Daniel Foster, National Review, 13 Oct. 2022
• That money grows tax-free and can later be used for college or vocational school.
  — Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Sep. 2021
• Sliwa also believes in the need for vocational programs in New York City high schools.
  — Rachel Janfaza, CNN, 2 June 2021
• So the camp teaches these kids vocational skills in a camp-like environment.
  — Lori Riley, courant.com, 15 Mar. 2021
• The 345′s residents will be enrolled in the City of Refuge’s vocational training programs.
  — Andy Peters, ajc, 9 Feb. 2021
• Giles talked about building a vocational school for young people in Evanston.
  — NBC News, 2 June 2021
• The 16-year-old son is a migrant labourer—his father refused to pay for vocational training that might have helped the boy into better work.
  — The Economist, 27 Mar. 2021
• And now that list has grown to include vocational vehicles.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 7 Dec. 2023
• Members of staff from all over this large, wide-ranging vocational college have trooped down to meet the girl who wanted to learn about cutting up animals.
  — Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
• Max received vocational training to design and stitch ladies’ leather purses and shoes.
  — Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2024
• This year, 21 school districts are seeking bonds, overrides or, in two instances, approval to join the West-MEC vocational district.
  — Renata Cló, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2021
• El Roi Haiti, a Christian charity, runs a school for children as well as a vocational training center for adults.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 31 July 2023
• Team members tried to talk to the youth, who claimed they were armed with makeshift weapons created inside the school and tools from the construction-trade vocational classroom, according to the press release.
  — Molly Walsh | [e-mail], cleveland, 26 Oct. 2022
• Last week, Goodwill launched a prepaid tuition program that will cover 100% of the cost of college or vocational school for all its employees, both full- and part-time.
  — Kate Santich, Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2022
• As someone who writes words for a living, the idea of outsourcing a writing task to a machine brings up some vocational anxiety.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 30 July 2024
• There were vocational schools pointedly called the Stay Here Centers.
  — Washington Post, 7 June 2021
• That mirrors interest in vocational training seen around the state and country.
  — Jenna Russell, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2024
• Liquori heaped praise on BVT, calling the vocational school a mirror image of his program in regards to their toughness and discipline.
  — Brendan Kurie, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Nov. 2021
• In 1842, the vocational school opened, followed by a mill, brickyard, farm and church, to encourage self-reliance and education.
  — Natalie Preddie, Washington Post, 23 June 2022
• Zitzka knew this was the right career path ever since a vocational teacher at his high school—now one of Zitzka’s fellow union members—introduced his class to the trade.
  — Fortune, 21 Mar. 2022
• And many of these young adults are benefiting from the secure job track and high earnings potential these vocational jobs now provide, Jenkin said.
  — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2024
• As part of his plea agreement, Lopez has agreed to obtain his GED or high school diploma and complete a vocational program as well as any treatment programs available to him while in custody.
  — Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 13 Feb. 2024
• The college could use that new revenue to cut tuition and attract more students towards its high-paying vocational programs.
  — Preston Cooper, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
• The bill would also restore student benefits up to age 22 for children of disabled or deceased workers if the child is a full-time student in college or a vocational school.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 2 Aug. 2022
• The event raised more than $1 million to support the museum’s vocational education programs for at-risk youth.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2022
• Sixty two percent of them hadn’t attained a high school diploma, while most of them had less than five years of employment history or vocational training.
  — Jaden Edison, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2023
• The report found the wait for state vocational programs providing long-term job support for people with disabilities is over five years long.
  — Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
• This is true whether a person chooses college, seeks vocational training in a trade or technical school, or enters the military or civilian workforce directly from high school.
  — Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024