"vocational emphasis" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to refer to something that emphasizes the practical application of knowledge rather than abstract theories. For example, "The college provides a balanced education with equal emphasis on theory and vocational skills."
Added value: There is a strong vocational emphasis where course subjects are concerned: teacher training, nursing, social work, engineering, computing, business and sports science, for example.
In other words, there is a new and narrowing vocational emphasis in the way students and their parents think about what to study in college.
The school would offer much of the national curriculum (free schools are not obliged to follow it) but with a vocational emphasis on "sports, art and enterprise", as a slick promotional film posted on YouTube explained.
Klinkenborg laments the erosion of writing skills — again I am compelled to agree — and deplores a "vocational emphasis" that has resulted in a precipitate drop in the number of literature majors.
It makes sense, given the university's historical links to industry: built on the foundations of technical colleges created by industry to train their workforces, Trinity St David has retained a strong vocational emphasis, and now even adapts its curriculums after consulting with film and TV houses.
Professional doctorates work very well for people with on-the-job experience, and their vocational emphasis suits the practical-minded.
The developmental program of provincial governments included the spread of primary education, the introduction of adult education, a stress on vocational education, and an emphasis on the education of girls and underprivileged people.
In its curriculum review, Arizona State placed more emphasis on vocational skills.
In Italy, however, there was a strong emphasis on vocational training in music.
Rather than trying to educate the whole person, the board is moving toward an emphasis on vocational training.
The prison puts special emphasis on vocational training because the officials cannot return to their previous professions.
