How to Use vocational in a Sentence

vocational

adjective
Definition of vocationalnext
  • 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
  • When the priest approached the owner of a private vocational school to see about opening it to everyone, he was rebuffed.
    — New York Times, 29 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • My friend Hoke told me of his own vocational crisis following the election.
    — Fred Bahnson, Harpers Magazine, 5 Jan. 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 | Mwalsh@cleveland.com, 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
  • At the George Westinghouse vocational high school site in Brooklyn, only 10 people were signed up to get a shot on Saturday.
    — Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 31 Jan. 2021
  • 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
  • Like many young adults, the 23-year-old Hammond resident graduated from high school, went to a vocational school and is starting her career.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com, 11 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • Graduates of the vocational training were commissioned to make masks in response to the pandemic.
    — New York Times, 14 Dec. 2020
  • 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

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