Key Terms

Relating to a person's job or profession. Some received substantial occupational assistance in the form of low-interest loans. Synonyms: job-related, work, professional, vocational More Synonyms of occupational.

A practice of systematically designing, developing and delivering instructional materials and experiences, both digital and physical, in a consistent and reliable fashion toward an efficient, effective, appealing, engaging and inspiring acquisition of knowledge. 

Short for electronic learning and encompasses any type of learning, training or education that occurs on a digital platform.

Higher education is any school you go to after high school. You might go to a college or university. You might go to a community college. You might go to a career school. All of those are higher education.

Strategic planning is an organized, systematic and coordinated way to plan for achieving specific goals. Using strategy to map out a path for your personal career, your team or your organization can create direction and clarity, ultimately leading to success.

A meeting with a professional to seek advice. 

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It's the desired result that you, or a group of people, plan and commit to achieving. Goals are often long-term. They relate to people's life and career plans or the long-term goals of a company or organization.

College Board is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity.

Financial aid is money to help pay for college or career school. Grants, work-study, loans, and scholarships help make college or career school affordable.

The College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP) helps you receive college credit for what you already know, for a fraction of the cost of a college course. 

To influence, inspire and help others become their best selves, building their skills and achieving goals along the way. Leadership is a set of skills -and certain psychology.   

KSAs...Knowledge, Skills and Abilities...a list of special qualifications and personal attributes that. you need to have for a particular job. These are the unique requirements that the hiring agency. wants to find in the person selected to fill a particular job.

A form or education in which the main elements include physical separation of teachers and students during instruction and the use of various technologies to facilitate student-teacher and student-student communication. 

A trade school (also known as a technical school) is a postsecondary educational institution designed to train students for a specific job in a skilled trade career. Most importantly, a trade school offers hands-on training to prepare students for actual work in their chosen field.