vocational
koji se odnosi na zvanje ili zanimanje, profesionalni, stručni
vocational school = srednja stručna škola
Englesko-srpski enciklopedijski rečnik – D. Simić

vocational
stručan, profesionalan
Englesko-hrvatski rječnik – Ž. Bujas

vocational
adjective
providing skills and education that prepare you for a job
vocational education/training
The school offers vocational programs in welding, electrical work, and building maintenance.
http://www.bartleby.com/61/57/V0135700.html

GCSEs in vocational subjects are designed to appeal to students of all abilities — mainly 14 to 16-year-olds in schools, but also students in colleges.
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/14to19/voca...

Following Vocational subjects are available in Science stream in lieu of Biology and Second Language:
Electronics (EE)
Computer Science (CS)
Electrical Maintenance (EM) (Electrical Maintenance is taught in Government Technical High School, Dadar.)
http://www.ruparel.edu/adm_gen_instr.html

GCSEs in vocational subjects consist of three common, compulsory, and normally equally weighted units in each subject.
http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_6211.aspx

Purpose of the GCSEs in vocational subjects

The GCSEs in vocational subjects have been
designed to develop students’ interest in the
world of work and give them knowledge
through vocational learning.
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/qualifications/documents/5087-GCSEs-C...

Applied GCSEs are available as double awards and have been designed to provide young people with the opportunity to explore vocational learning in a distinctive and innovative way - by developing knowledge and understanding of a particular vocational area by investigating and researching the "world of work".
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/qualifications/mainSection.cfm?sId=63

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Because the vocational school curriculum is work-oriented, its graduates often have difficulty in passing the entrance exams of the universities.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocational_education

Secondary school students study the same subjects as in primary though there are also vocational subjects which students may choose to learn such as; hairdressing and beauty, construction, woodwork and travel and tourism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_Kingdom