CCA Vocabulary 2324

Match the following:

• is a natural ability to do something

• Aptitude

• are a learned ability to do well in something

• Personal Skill Set

• wanting to know or lean about something

• Skills

• the combination of knowledge, personal qualities, and abilities developed through life experiences

• Aspiration

• is a hope of achieving something

• Interest

Match the following:

• jobs that individuals from one gender comprise less than 25% of individuals in that occupation

• Standard of living

• long-term job that requires advanced education or work experience that you build toward over time

• Career

• is the degree of wealth or material comfort available to an individual

• Entry-level job

• a job that can be performed with minimal education or experience

• Nontraditional careers

Match the following:

• a practice interview that allows the interviewee to become familiar with interview skills & setting

• Career cluster

• a collection of corresponding courses that prepare students for a given career

• Mock interview

• study that prepares a student for work

• Digital footprint

• a group of careers and industries that are related by skills or products

• Program of Study

• the information about a particular person that exists on the Internet as a result of online activity

• Career pathway

Match the following:

• suggested courses to help students gain additional knowledge and skills within a pathway

• Explorer courses

• student completes at least 2 courses, with at least 1 concentrator course in a specific CTE pathway

• CTE pathway completer

• courses designed for grades 9 and 10 to allow students to find out what they like and dislike

• CTE pathway concentrator

• meets all requirements of a CTE pathway by completing 3 credits with 1 being a concentrator course

• Supporting courses

• courses unique to a specific career pathway

• Concentrator courses

Match the following:

• an advanced academic degree in a specialized field of study (e.g. Masters, Doctorate)

• Community college

• a degree at the first level of postsecondary education (e.g. Associate, Bachelors)

• Undergraduate degree

• an institution that offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees

• University

• college offered certificate programs that meet industry needs for technically skilled workers

• Technical college

• primarily a 2-year public institution that grants certificates, diplomas & associate degrees

• Graduate degree

Match the following:

• work that meets deadline requirements, completion of expectations & presents accurate information

• High-quality work

• making good choicesand being accountable for your actions

• Dependability

• being on time, producing high-quality work, completing tasks on time, & doing what is right

• Self-initiative

• effectively using time, energy, and attention to achieve a goal

• Productivity

• the ability to be independent, resourceful, and work without always being told what to do

• Responsibility

Match the following:

• strategies used to reduce unpleasant emotions

• work-life balance

• time spent on your job vs family time

• stressors

• things or events that cause an individual stress

• stress

• physical, mental or emotional responses to life challenges, pressures & changes

• coping strategies

• using positive coping strategies to respond to physical & emotional stressors

• stress management

Match the following:

• study that prepares a student to make a successful transition to postsecondary & the workplace

• Work-life balance

• the combination of knowledge, personal qualities & abilities developed through life experiences

• Personal skill set

• the time you spend on your job verses time spent with family & on personal interests & hobbies

• Program of study

Match the following:

• The cost of postsecondary education

• Financial aid

• money to help pay for postsecondary education (scholarships, grants, student loans & work study)

• Tuition

• money an individual keeps to pay for various things in the future

• Savings

• spending more money than an individual has

• Debt

Match the following:

• money awarded based on academic and other achievements

• Work study

• money given that does not have to be paid back

• Student loan

• a way for students to earn money to pay for school by working part-time jobs

• Scholarship

• money borrowed by the student that must be paid back

• Grant