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vo·ca·tion·al
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voʊˈkeɪ
ʃə
nl
/
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voh-
key
-sh
uh
-nl
]
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adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or connected with a
vocation
or occupation:
a vocational aptitude.
2.
of, pertaining to, or noting instruction or guidance in an occupation or profession chosen as a career or in the choice of a career:
a vocational counselor.
Origin:
1645–55;
vocation
+
-al
1
Related forms
vo·ca·tion·al·ly,
adverb
non·vo·ca·tion·al,
adjective
non·vo·ca·tion·al·ly,
adverb
qua·si-vo·ca·tion·al,
adjective
qua·si-vo·ca·tion·al·ly,
adverb
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lollapalooza
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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One reason is a lack of vocational training and few links between business and academia.
During the day, teenagers at this vocational school learn how to make furniture.
Producing high value added goods with a strong vocational training system in place can help the west bounce back.
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One reason is a lack of vocational training and few links between business and academia.
During the day, teenagers at this vocational school learn how to make furniture.
Producing high value added goods with a strong vocational training system in place can help the west bounce back.
Vocational
courses that develop industry-specific skills will also see a surge in applications.
The vocational narrative persists in the face of these negative factors because it's still got a lot of truth.
First of all, a traditional bachelor's degree is not supposed to be a vocational education.
Besides academic courses, the school also offers vocational programs for older students.
The author seems to have discarded this concept at the outset, equating research university to vocational training school.
Local vocational colleges are to be allowed to teach degree courses, with the exams set by universities.
Several items in the news suggest that vocabularies are looked upon only or chiefly as of vocational value.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
vocational
(vəʊˈkeɪʃən
ə
l)
—
adj
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
vo'cationally
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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"I think the most important education that we have is the education which now I am glad to say is being accepted as the proper one, and one which ought to be widely diffused, that industrial, vocational education which puts young men and women in a position from which they can by their own efforts work themselves to independence."
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