vocational

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(of an educational course or a qualification) providing knowledge and skills that prepare you for a particular job:

The Swedes regard vocational training as a part of a young person's education.

All our trainees are given the opportunity to work towards a recognized vocational qualification.

Our aim is to transform vocational education and bridge the academic-vocational divide.

When I was a mathematics student many years ago, some people looked down on engineering as being purely vocational.

providing skills and education that prepare you for a job:

vocational education/training

The school offers vocational programs in welding, electrical work, and building maintenance.

providing skills and education that prepare you for a job:

vocational training/course/program People with inadequate vocational training find it difficult to re-enter the workforce.

Critics wondered if vocational education really created employment opportunity.