[adjective]What's the approved way (= the way which is generally accepted as correct) of dealing with this?This school only offers approved language courses (= those which have been accepted by an official organization).(UK dated) Approved school is an old expression for young offenders' institution (= type of prison for young people).
APPROVED
Meaning of APPROVED in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012