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| Apprenticeship | Trainee engages in learning an occupation under the guidance and direction of a skilled worker; 3-4 year on-the-job training program with related technical instruction |
| ASSET | Advising, Placement, and Retention System; Assessment-advising program designed to identify the basic skill levels of students as they enter two-year institutions |
| ASVAB | Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery: Test developed and maintained by the US Department of Defense |
| Bachelor's Degree | Achieved after completion of a curriculum meeting the demands of a 4-year college program |
| Certificate | Written statement that is accepted as proof of certain facts; often relating to attainment of specific skills |
| CFNC | Website that helps students prepare for education, financial planning, and a postsecondary school career for high school and middle school students, parents and counselors regarding all of North Carlina's 2- and 4-uyear postsecondary institutions, financial aid, and applications. |
| College/University | Postsecondary school where a student might receive a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral Degree in aspecific discipline |
| Community College | Type of college with 2-year programs leading to certificates, diplomas, or Associate's Degrees |
| Cooperative Education | Paid employment with an educational component provided through a Career-Technical class, supervised by school personnel |
| Course of Study | A pathway which a student selects in high school |
| EOC | End-of-Course Assessment (Test) |
| Goals | Purpose(s)/Objective(s) |
| Internship | Allows the student to observe and participate in activities related to a career field; supervised by school personnel and related to the student's career choice (paid or unpaid) |
| Job Shadowing | Short-term experience that allows the student to follow an experienced worker and see the day-to-day activities of a particular career |
| Master's Degree | An advanced (often) 2-year program completed after attainment of a Bachelor's Degree |
| Journey Worker | A certified, experienced, skilled craftsperson that has successfully completed an apprenticeship program |
| Military | Special skills may be developed through educational programs in the armed services |
| Part-Time Jobs | Paid employment that is not supervised by school personnel; may or may not be related to the student's career choice |
| Postsecondary | Education after high school |
| Proprietary School | Privately owned school that operates for profit for those seeking vocational training |
| PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test) | Practice test that measures critical thinking, mathematical reasoning, and writing skills that students need to do college-level work |
| On-the-job Training | Education and training provided by an employer that usually takes place at a work site |
| SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) | Test that measures the critical thinking, mathematical reasoning, and writing skills students need to do college-level work |
| Student Organizations (CTSO-Career and Technical Student Organization) | Vocational student groups; nonprofit, national organizaitons with state and local chapters that exist to develop leadership skills and good citizenship among members; each organization is composed of vocational students interested in a specific occupational area |
| Study Habits/Test-Taking skills | Practices used to prepare for learning and assessment of subject matter |
| Trade and Professional Organizations | Groups of members who have the same or similar occupations |
| Transcript | Academic record; official record of grades earned during school |
| VOCATS (Vocational Competency Achievement Tracking System) | Competency-based instructional management system that focuses on the individual student and tracks his/her achievement related to a predetermined set of core competencies |
| Volunteer | Contribution of free labor, usually to a non-profit organization |
| Volunteer Experiences | Unpaid experiences; students work to get experience, contacts, or to help out; Experiences are not necessarily career-related and not normally supervised by school personnel |
| Work-Based Learning | Opportunities for students to consider different careers and industries, learn basic workplace behavior, develop specific skills within an industry, and apply academic and occupational skills in the workplace |
