training college
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- noun
- UK
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centro de formación
- What is certain is that teacher training colleges and other pillars of the education establishment will reap added financial benefits.
- training college for teachers
Examples
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I decided to enroll in a training college to become a nurse.
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"He is teaching at a new school and I am studying at a training college.
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I'm thinking of applying to a training college.
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My mom taught at a teacher-training college and gave all her potential and talent to teaching for the government.
Academic text (1998) -
I was a student at teacher-training college.
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Only about half of the applicants are permitted to enter teacher training colleges.
Academic text (1991) -
Many students are eager to apply to a training college for their desired careers.
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After high school, she attended a training college to study hairdressing.
Synonyms
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3.1
A school that teaches useful job skills like cooking or car repair
How Specialized
- Specialized
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3.0
- UK
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- US
79
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a college that offers courses and instruction for people preparing for a particular profession' is directly and transparently compositional from 'training' (organized work-related learning) + 'college' (an educational institution). This noun-noun compound follows common, cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Training college comes from putting training (learning practical skills) together with college (a place for study); imagine students practising a trade or learning to teach in a classroom or workshop. So a training college is 'a school that teaches the skills people need for a job'.