vocational training
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3.5
- noun
- /voʊˈkeɪʃənl ˈtreɪnɪŋ/
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formación profesional
- By 1949, the organization coordinated projects related to hospital construction, educational development, and vocational training in most Latin American nations.
- vocational training programs
- vocational training and education
- vocational training and employment
Examples
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However, others have expressed concern about vocational training in community colleges and the school-to-work transition.
Academic text (2001) -
P721K services young adults with developmental disabilities and focuses instruction on academics and vocational training.
Academic text (2015) -
Unfortunately, the state's financial conditions are not capable of providing massive vocational training programs.
Academic text (1996) -
The music program served as recreation, vocational training, and as a means of promoting the school.
Academic text (2015) -
Implementation of improved vocational training, as it has been proposed, should increase European competitiveness.
Academic text (1990) -
Moreover, the promotion of vocational training contributed to the supply of entrepreneurs in industries such as machinery.
Academic text (1992) -
The collaborative vocational training system, he noted, is essential for Danish competitiveness.
Academic text (2008) -
Without massive funding to vocational training programs, however, China's economic development will hit a bottleneck.
Academic text (1996) -
The People's Republic of China is also upgrading its vocational training to handle the ever-growing need for skilled workers.
Academic text (1999) -
The community college offers various programs for vocational training in healthcare and construction.
Synonyms
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2.3
A planned set of lessons and activities to teach new skills
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3.0
A school where students learn practical skills for a specific job
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3.4
Training that gives hands-on skills for a specific job, like electrician
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3.6
A course that teaches practical skills for a specific job
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3.1
A school that teaches useful job skills like cooking or car repair
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3.0
A college that teaches the skills needed for a job
A time of paid work and training that prepares someone for a job
How Practical
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3.5
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3.5
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3.5
50
2.3
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3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'vocational' (related to occupations/professions) + 'training' (organized learning), so it denotes training for a specific trade or job. This is a transparent, cross-linguistically common construction and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
The phrase vocational training comes from the image of people learning a trade by hand in a workshop. Here, vocational points to a 'vocation' or 'job' and training means learning by doing, so the phrase means learning 'practical skills' for a particular job.