cte vocab

Question 1

career preparation courses

Answer 1

provides opportunities for students to learn with combined instruction while supporting strong partnerships

Question 2

practicum courses

Answer 2

designed to give students supervised practical application of knowledge that can occur in a paid or unpaid arrangement and a variety of locations

Question 3

apprenticeship

Answer 3

one bound by legal agreement to work for another for a specific amount of time in return for instruction in a trade, art, or business

Question 4

career and technical education

Answer 4

education programs that prepare young people to manage roles and gain entry-level employment and/or continue education

Question 5

career clusters

Answer 5

way of organizing curricula, instruction, and assessment around specific groups

Question 6

certification

Answer 6

a designation earned to assure qualification to perform a job or task

Question 7

coherent sequence of courses

Answer 7

a continuous or connected series

Question 8

dual enrollment

Answer 8

an opportunity through which a student may earn college credit for completing a course that covers TEKS

Question 9

internship

Answer 9

a period of time where a beginner acquires experience in an occupation

Question 10

license

Answer 10

a credential that government requires a worker to hold in certain occupations

Question 11

programs of study

Answer 11

way of organizing curricula and educational activities within a career cluster related to a students goal