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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION [2 records]

Record 1 2004-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Training of Personnel
  • Education (General)
DEF

Any form of instruction, other than instruction designed for university credit, the purpose of which is to provide a person with the skills required for an occupation or to increase his skill or proficiency therein.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
DEF

Formation ayant pour but de préparer une personne à l'exercice d'un métier ou d'une profession.

OBS

formation professionnelle : terme et définition normalisés par l'OQLF.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Capacitación del personal
  • Pedagogía (Generalidades)
DEF

Instrucción con vistas al ejercicio de una actividad profesional.

OBS

formación profesional: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 2 1999-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education (General)
DEF

instruction intended to equip persons for industrial or commercial occupations. It may be obtained either formally in trade schools, technical secondary schools, or in on-the-job training programs, or, more informally, by picking up the necessary skills on the job without actual supervision.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
DEF

Système scolaire ayant pour objectif l'apprentissage d'un métier.

Spanish

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