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# vocational

«vocational» in Mova's school dictionary: **to do with the skills needed for a particular job or trade** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

Vocational means to do with the skills needed for a particular job or trade. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocational/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in school and careers talk: «vocational courses», «vocational training», «vocational school» teach practical job skills like plumbing, cooking, hairdressing or car repair. It tells the reader the learning is practical and aimed at work.

### examples

- My brother is taking a vocational course in plumbing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocational/#x1)
- Vocational schools teach skills like cooking and building. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocational/#x2)
- She chose vocational training to become a hairdresser. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocational/#x3)
- Vocational qualifications can lead straight to a job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocational/#x4)
- The college offers academic and vocational subjects. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocational/#x5)
- Woodwork is a vocational skill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocational/#x6)

### note

From «vocation» (a job you feel called to do). Do not confuse with «vocal» (to do with the voice) or «vacation» (a holiday, US). Formal; contrast «academic».

### In the corpora

- [Some words hide terrible things: governments have called prison camps "vocational training centres".](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/24-government-spin/3/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «vocational» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocational/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.