The phrase "and focused on preparing" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing someone's concentration or efforts directed towards a specific task or goal, particularly in a context related to planning or readiness.
Example: "The team worked diligently and focused on preparing the presentation for the upcoming conference."
Alternatives: "and concentrated on getting ready" or "and dedicated to preparation".
Choi was not obliged to turn up for the hearing on Monday, which was largely procedural and focused on preparing the way for the trial proper.
Scott describes assessment for the digital age as being powerful, fit for purpose, valid, and focused on preparing graduates to be "work ready plus" (Scott, 2016), that is, ready to meet the challenges of current and future job markets.
The national selector, Geoff Miller, said: "We were outplayed during the first Test last week but it is important that this squad regroups and focuses on preparing for the second Test".
National selector Geoff Miller said: "We were outplayed last week but it is important that this squad regroups and focuses on preparing for the second Test.
Players were drilled and quizzed, and Brown focused on preparing the freshmen to take starting roles as graduating seniors left.
The Xinhua report said the training began this month, after the start of the Lunar New Year, and has focused on preparing border guards for "real combat".
At first, Uplift was to be a job-training and placement program, focused on preparing young adults for the social norms of a workplace and placing them in the firms of the organization's financial backers.
Lee Min-kyung said she and her classmates are focused on preparing for the college entrance exam and have little time to pay attention as grown-ups argue.
But after Rio won its bid to host the Olympics in late 2009, the team – with the equivalent of just four full-time staffers and dozens of volunteers – focused on preparing for the deluge of coverage.
While classrooms in New York and elsewhere have increasingly focused on preparing children for jobs in a tech economy, the recently opened school, Brooklyn STEAM Center, has taken it one step further by locating itself next to companies where students might actually work.
When Dean Gardner became Dean of Students in 2010 she began the innovative Keystone Professionalism and Leadership Program, which focused on preparing students for successful careers as legal professionals.
