Unit 4 Vocabulary, College & Career Readiness

Receiving advice from someone with experience and knowledge in an area of interest

Unit of measurement schools use to determine if students are progressing toward graduation

Instructional background and skills needed to qualify for employment

Collection of materials whose purpose is to show your ability to do a specific job

Education, work experience and other abilities required for a job

Document stating one has passed a five-part test equivalent to a high school diploma

Fee that colleges charge to take their classes

Academic award conferred on successful completion of coursework

Course that is required before another course can be taken

Money for tuition that doesn't have to be repaid, provided by government, schools, etc.

Educational programs, online learning or travel programs besides regular programs of study

Informal assessment activity spending several hours following a worker on the job

Worldwide financial management system

Provides money to pay students for qualified on or off campus jobs

Official document proving successful completion of specific course content

A permit to do a particular thing, or allow an activity to take place

Document conferring a degree certifying completion of program of study

Temporary paid or unpaid position that involves direct work experience in a career field

Standards established by local school in order to receive a diploma

Benefit that could have been gained from an alternative use of the same resource

Using external resources to perform activities traditionally handled by internal company staff

Organizing, managing, and assuming the risk of a business

Program in which a person learns to do a certain job by working with a skilled worker

The course of action one decides to take at the end of the decision making process

Money for education awarded to students based on need or academic or athletic achievement

Learning on the job

Methods of paying for education/training, such as grants, scholarships, etc.

A course that is not required but can be chosen by students according to their interests