Sentence:  To be sure , in tool-and-die work and in the building trades , the first job must be often on an apprentice basis , but two years of halftime <WSD>vocational</WSD> training enables the young man thus to anticipate one year of apprentice status . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  of or relating to a vocation or occupation; especially providing or undergoing training in special skills