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4 Career Voc-LH
Career Dev 4 Career Voc
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Apprenticeship | A program where a person learns to do a certain job by working with a skilled worker |
| Business plan | A description of the goals of a business and how it will operate. |
| Career portfolio | A collection of materials whose purpose is to show your ability to do a specific job. |
| Certificate | An official document that proves you have successfully completed specific course content and have the necessary skills for that area of your career. |
| Consumer | Someone who purchases a good or service with the intent to use it. |
| Corporation | Business owned by many people but treated by the law as though it were one person. |
| Education and training requirements | The instructional background and skills needed to qualify for employment. |
| Entrepreneur | A person who organizes, manages and assumes the risk of a business. |
| Entry-level jobs | Beginning low skilled jobs in a particular profession. |
| Global economy | Worldwide financial management system. |
| Internship | a temporary paid or unpaid position that involves direct work experience in a career field. |
| Job qualification | The education, work experience, and other abilities required for a job. |
| Job shadowing | An informal assessment activity where one spends several hours following a worker at the job location. |
| License | A permit to do a particular thing, or allow an activity to take place |
| Manual labor | Work performed by humans. |
| Mentoring | Receiving advice and direction from a person who has experience and knowledge in an area of interest. |
| On-the-job training | Learning on the job. |
| Outsourcing | Utilizing external resources to perform activities traditionally handled by internal company staff. |
| Professional | Relating to a specific field with a high degree of skill or experience. |
| Self-employment | A person who organizes and manages their own business. |
| Specializing | To employ oneself in a particular action or function. |
| Vocation | An occupation one is well-suited or qualified for. |
| Work ethic | The rules of behavior in the workplace. |