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vocational school
A secondary school that provides basic vocational training or complete vocational education. It combines subject-specific theoretical instruction with practical components.
Nach der Realschule besuchte sie eine Berufsfachschule für Sozialassistenz.
After secondary school, she attended a vocational school for social assistance.
This long word can be easily broken down: 'Beruf' (profession/job), '-s-' (linking sound), 'Fach' (subject/specialist field), and 'Schule' (school). So it is a school for a specific vocational field.
Die Berufsfachschule bereitet Schüler auf einen konkreten Beruf vor.
The vocational school prepares students for a specific profession.
A 'Berufsfachschule' (vocational school) is an important part of the German education system. It offers an alternative to the Gymnasium and university and leads to a qualified vocational certificate.
Er macht eine Ausbildung zum Krankenpfleger an einer Berufsfachschule.
He is training to become a nurse at a vocational school.
In connection with this type of school, people often use the verbs 'eine Berufsfachschule besuchen' (to attend a vocational school), 'eine Ausbildung an einer Berufsfachschule machen' (to do training at a vocational school), or 'eine Berufsfachschule absolvieren' (to complete a vocational school program).
Sie hat zwei Jahre lang eine Berufsfachschule für Design besucht.
She attended a vocational school for design for two years.
In forms, CVs, or official texts, the abbreviation 'BFS' is often used. When you see this abbreviation, you know that a 'Berufsfachschule' (vocational school) is meant.
Abschluss: Staatlich geprüfter Kinderpfleger (BFS).
Qualification: State-certified childcare worker (BFS).
vocational school
'Berufsschule' and 'Berufsfachschule' sound very similar, and both belong to vocational education. You attend a 'Berufsschule' during a dual vocational training program, meaning in addition to practical work at a company. A 'Berufsfachschule' is a school where you can complete basic vocational training or even an entire school-based vocational training program, with practical components. The words are easy to confuse especially because of the shared part 'Berufs-'. The most important difference is: with a 'Berufsschule', there is normally a training company; with a 'Berufsfachschule', the school itself is more central.
Sofia macht ihre Ausbildung zur Kinderpflegerin an einer Berufsfachschule.
Sofia is doing her training as a childcare assistant at a vocational school.
Zu Hause hat Ali seine Tasche für die Berufsschule am nächsten Tag gepackt.
At home, Ali packed his bag for vocational school the next day.