Money Matters Chapter 21
Savings plan for education operated by a state or educational institution.
529 plan
What best represents a measurable goal?
A masters degree
What is a national student organization with a local school chapter that is related to career and technical education courses.
CTSO
What does the GI Bill provide?
Financial assistance for veterans pursuing education or training.
What skills are critical skills necessary to perform the required work-related tasks of a position.
Job specific skills
What is used to determine eligibility for federal financial aid.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
What is the mastery of a skill or capacity to do something.
ability
Combination of on-the-job experience in a certain field of study or occupation.
apprenticeship
What characteristic that an individual has developed naturally.
aptitude
What is a series of related jobs in the same profession
career
What are 16 groups of occupational and career specialties.
career cluster
An outline of jobs in a given career field that are available at different levels of education, training, and experiences is a(n)
career ladder
What is a subgroup with the career clusters that reflects occupations requiring similar knowledge and skills.
career pathway
What is a list of steps on a timeline an individual can follow to reach his or her career goals.
career plan
Professional status earned by an individual after passing an exam focused on a specific body of knowledge.
certification
Refers to building awareness about college opportunities, providing guidance regarding college admissions, and identifying ways to pay for college.
college access
Which of the following is a postgraduate degree?
doctorate
What is the elimination of jobs generally because the economy is suffering.
downsizing
What is an example of an aptitude
drawing
What skills are applicable skills used to help an individual find a job, perform in the workplace, and gain success in a job or career.
employability
School that is set up to earn money for investors.
for-profit school
Education received in high school.
formal education
Financial award that does not have to be repaid.
grant
Strategy used to interview a professional to ask for advice and direction, rather than a job opportunity.
informational interviewing
What is a feeling of wanting to learn more about a topic or to be involved in an activity.
interest
Short-term position with a sponsoring organization that gives the intern an opportunity to gain on-the-job experience in a certain field of study or occupation.
internship
What is the work a person does regularly in order to earn money.
job
What is a graduate degree?
master
Financial-aid award available for students and families who meet certain economic requirements.
need-base award
Talking with people you know and making new contacts is called
networking
School that returns the money it earns back to the school.
not-for-profit school
Education that prepares you for a specific type of work.
occupational training
Any education achieved after high school.
postsecondary education
Financial aid that may be based on financial need or some type of merit or accomplishment.
scholarship
What is something an individual does well
skill
Which career level requires specialized knowledge and skills in a specific field of study?
specialist
Which would most likely require continuing education classes?
teaching licence
Which of the following is most likely a for-profit school?
trade school
Beliefs about the things that matter most to an individuals are ...
values
Part-time job on a college campus subsidized by the government.
work-study program
