Which of the following is not a benefit of CTSO?
A-College degrees
B-Leadership experience
C-Communication skills
D-Scholarships
A CTSO is a career and technical student organization. When you have a membership to a CTSO you are able to attend meetings to help yourself build personal management. Personal management refers to different skill sets that allow students to grow in their career field of choice. In these trainings they learn leadership, communication, self-esteem and other skills. Students become leaders within their career field.
How many career fields are there?
A-6
B-9
C-11
D-17
There are 6 career fields that include agriculture, food, natural resources, business, management & administration and communications & information systems.
Which of the following is an example of a CTSO?
A-National Honor Society
B-Art Club
C-Future Educators of America
D-Spanish Club
Future Educators of America is an example of a CTSO because this organization works to teach students how to be successful leaders as they excel in their career paths.
Which of the following is an example of a benefit associated with a career, but not often with a job?
A-Sick leave
B-Increased education
C-Lower pay
D-Later retirement
Most of the time when you are in a career instead of a job, you are able to take sick leave and still get paid for your sick time. Sick leave is given out yearly (unless your employer has this set up differently) and once it’s gone, it’s gone. This time is given to full-time employees within most organizations.
How many CTSOs are there?
A-8
B-6
C-11
D-13
How many career clusters are there?
A-10
B-7
C-17
D-11
There are 16 career clusters within the National Career Clusters Framework.
Which of the following programs might you find in vocational school?
A-Cooking
B-Electrical
C-Air conditioning repair
D-All of the above
All of these career fields could be taught within a vocational school. Vocational schools or centers are used to teach specific skill sets that someone could then work in that career field with.
Why is Career and technical education supported by the government?
A-Because it's required in school
B-Because it prepares students for jobs
C-Because it sends students to state colleges
D-Because it leads to higher unemployment
By preparing students at a young age to know how to complete work within different skills sets, it adds to the employment and work force when they graduate school because these kids can go to work and know what they are doing. This also allows for the skill sets to be instilled early in age and worked on during the time they are in school.
An ability to talk easily to people might be associated with a career in which cluster?
A-Information Sciences
B-Marketing, sales and services
C-Manufacturing
D-Agriculture, food and natural resources
Marketing, sales and services is the career cluster listed that deals the most with talking to people. Within marketing, sales and services people try and sell their good or service to consumers by talking, demonstrating and selling the product.
Careers have a higher chance of employment and stability than jobs.
A-True
B-False
Most careers have a higher chance of employment and stability because careers are more specific based on skills and needs over jobs.
Community colleges offer bachelor's degree
A-True
B-False
Community colleges offer AA (Associate of Arts) degrees.
Which of the following is a post-secondary school?
A-Community college
B-Vocational school
C-Four-year college
D-All of the above
A post-secondary school is a school that allows you to further your education or learning. Since a community collage, vocational school and a four year college all allow someone to receive extra training or education, they are all considered a post-secondary school.
After four years in college, you will get a graduate degree.
A-True
B-False
After four years in college if you finish your requirements for your degree, you will receive your Bachelor’s Degree. A graduate degree, in most cases, is another two year program.
The National Honor Society is an example of a CTSO.
A-True
B-False
No, this is not an example of a CTSO because it does not further your education or teach new skills it’s just a society those that meet the requirements to be in, can join.
Which is not a career cluster?
A-Agriculture
B-Human services
C-Health sciences
D-Business, management, and administration
There are 6 career fields that include agriculture, food, natural resources, business, management & administration and communications & information systems.
