non-vocational
adjective
(alsononvocational)uk/ˌnɒn.vəʊˈkeɪ.ʃən.əl/us/ˌnɑːn.voʊˈkeɪ.ʃən.əl/(of acourse, aqualification, etc.) notintendedtoprovidetheskillsandeducationneededfor aparticularjob:
Non-vocationalcoursesarebetterforpeoplewho are notcommittedto aparticularcareer.
Fewerstudentsare now taking non-vocationaldegreesas thejobmarketbecomesmorecompetitive.
- Studentsstudyingnon-vocationalsubjectssuch asEnglishare still goodcandidatesfor thesekindsofroles.
- Somepeopleseesubjectswhich are nonvocational asirrelevantbut that isinaccurate.
- She wasannoyedthat thequalificationcould betaughtbytutorsfrom a non-vocationalbackground.
Types of education
- abstinence education
- abstinence programme
- abstinence-only
- academically
- adaptive learning
- CAL
- child-centred
- classroom
- communicative
- heuristic
- homeschooler
- homeschooling
- hothouse
- hybrid
- m-learning
- mainstreaming
- mobile learning
- nursery
- special educational needs
- vocationally