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| Apprenticeship | A formal program of on-the-job training and related instruction by which a worker learns an occupation under the direction of a journey worker |
| Armed Services | Military branches such as the Navy, Army or Coast Guard, will provide technical training |
| Assess | To judge or set a value on |
| Career Plan | An outline of what a person wants to achieve, including details of how to achieve the goal and a time schedule |
| Colleges/Universities | Provides bachelor, master's and doctoral programs of study |
| Community/Technical Colleges | Provide diploma and certificate programs, which may vary in length from several weeks to several months for completion, dependant upon the type of program |
| Cons | The reasons against doing something |
| Decision-making | The process of choosing between two or more alternatives or options |
| Delay | To put off |
| Entrepreneurship | The ownership, organization, and management of a business |
| Gratification | A sense of satisfaction or pleasure |
| Internet Courses | On-line computer courses offered through the internet |
| Lifelong Learning | A continuation of learning as skills needed on the job change; personal educational development |
| Objective | A step toward meeting a goal |
| Occupational Skills | Learned abilities to perform tasks or duties of a specific occupation |
| On-the-job Training | Skills developed at the worksite usually related to specific needs of the |
| Postsecondary | Occurring after high school, especially referring to education |
| Pros | The reasons for doing something |
| Small Business Administration | A government agency that helps small businesses get started through such services as counseling, workshops, and publications |
| Specialized Schooling | Education or training specific to identified job tasks or skills |
| Strategies | Steps to action |
| Tech Prep Programs | A a type of occupational training for technical career fields that begins in high school and ends with an apprenticeship certificate or graduation from a community college program |
| Trace and Professional Organizations | An organization whose members all have the same occupation. Members of professional associations usually meet regularly to share information |
| Vocational Training | Offered at school where students are trained to do a specific job |
| Volunteer | A contribution of free labor, usually to a non-profit organization |
| VSO | Vocational Student Organization, which is a nonprofit, national organization with state and local chapters; each organization is composed of vocational students inteested in a specific occupational area |
