vocational
adjective /vəʊˈkeɪ.ʃən.əl/
/voʊ-/ Definition
C1 providing skills and education that prepare you for a job: The Swedes regard vocational training as a part of a youngster's education.Types of education vocationally /-i/ adverb Types of education
(Definition of vocational adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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Synonyms and related words:
- adult education noun
- apprenticeship noun
- article noun (LAW)
- CAL
- classroom noun
- coeducation noun
- consciousness-raising noun
- e-learning noun
- formal adjective (EDUCATION)
- further education noun
- higher adjective (EDUCATION)
- higher education noun
- homeschooling noun
- hothouse noun (EDUCATION)
- nursery adjective
- scholarly adjective
- scholastic adjective
- schooling noun
- special educational needs noun
- tertiary adjective (EDUCATION)
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