vocational

Definitions

Relating to an occupation or employment.

Providing training or skills for a specific trade or profession.

Examples

The high school offers a variety of vocational programs to prepare students for careers in trades like plumbing and electrical work.

After completing his vocational training, he was immediately hired as a certified automotive technician.

Synonyms

professional occupational trade technical career-oriented practical job-related

Antonyms

academic theoretical general liberal nonprofessional scholarly abstract