Meanings
nounvocational school (plural vocational schools)
plural vocational schools
- A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
Synonyms: trade school
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
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nouna secondary school teaching the skilled trades
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 職校 /职校
- 職校 /职校 (zhíxiào)1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
Dutch beroepsschool, vakschool
- beroepsschool1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
- vakschool1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
Finnish ammattikoulu, ammattioppilaitos
- ammattikoulu1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
- ammattioppilaitos1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
French lycée professionnel
- lycée professionnel1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
German Berufsschule, Fachschule
- Berufsschule1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
- Fachschule1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
Hungarian szakközépiskola
- szakközépiskola1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
Indonesian sekolah kejuruan, sekolah vokasi
- sekolah kejuruan1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
- sekolah vokasi1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
Irish gairmscoil
- gairmscoil1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
Italian scuola professionale
- scuola professionale1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
Japanese 専門学校
- 専門学校 (senmon gakkō)1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
Lithuanian profesinė mokykla
- profesinė mokykla1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
Polish szkoła zawodowa, zawodówka
- szkoła zawodowa1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
- zawodówka1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
Portuguese escola profissional
- escola profissional1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
Romanian școală de meserii
- școală de meserii1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
Russian профессиона́льно-техни́ческое учи́лище, ПТУ
- профессиона́льно-техни́ческое учи́лище (professionálʹno-texníčeskoje učílišče)1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
- ПТУ (PTU)1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
Slovak učňovka
- učňovka1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
Spanish escuela de formación profesional
- escuela de formación profesional1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
Swedish yrkesskola, yrkesgymnasium
- yrkesskola1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
- yrkesgymnasium1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
Turkish meslek okulu
- meslek okulu1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
Vietnamese trường nghề
- trường nghề1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
Cite this entry
APA
vocational school. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocational%20school
MLA
“vocational school.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocational%20school. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vocational school,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocational%20school.
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