Educational Institutions

Educational Institutions (hereinafter, the Lectio) is the second lesson part of the Certifications of Study lesson that introduces its participants to educational service providers and related topics.

WorldOpp Pipeline

This lesson belongs to the Introduction to Education session of the CNM Cyber Orientation. The Orientation is the second stage of the WorldOpp Pipeline.

Content

The predecessor lectio is Academic Credentials.

Key terms

Educational institution. An enterprise, usually an organization or its constituent part, that exists to provide the public with education.

• Preschool (nursery school, kindergarten). An educational institution that offers early childhood education to children before they begin compulsory education at primary school.
• Elementary school (primary school). An educational institution that offers initial or primary compulsory education, in the United States and Canada, from the age of about seven to twelve. Students usually attend elementary school after preschool and before secondary school.
• Secondary school (in the United States, a combination of middle school and high school). An educational institution that offers compulsory education beyond its primary level that is offered at elementary school. In the United States and Canada, the students of secondary schools are from the age of about twelve to eighteen.
• Tertiary school (college, university, post-secondary school). An educational institution that facilitates learning beyond compulsory education and awards academic credentials higher than high school diplomas.
• Vocational school (trade school, career center, or vocational college). An educational institution that facilitates learning beyond compulsory education, but does not award academic credentials higher than high school diplomas. Instead, vocational schools concentrate on those occupations that do not require advanced academic credentials and those KSAs that are needed to start working in those occupations.

Script

An educational institution is an enterprise, usually an organization or its constituent part, that exists to provide the public with education.

Preschools offers early childhood education to children before they begin compulsory education at primary school. They also known as nursery schools and kindergartens.

Elementary schools or primary schools offer initial or primary compulsory education, in the United States and Canada, from the age of about seven to twelve. Students usually attend elementary school after preschool and before secondary school.

In the United States, a secondary school is a combination of middle school and high school).

Tertiary schools are colleges and universities that facilitate learning beyond compulsory education and awards academic credentials higher than high school diplomas. These schools are also known as post-secondary schools.

Finally, vocational schools facilitate learning beyond compulsory education, but does not award academic credentials higher than high school diplomas. Instead, vocational schools concentrate on those occupations that do not require advanced academic credentials and those KSAs that are needed to start working in those occupations. These schools can also be called trade schools, career centers, or vocational colleges.

Credentialing Bodies is the successor lectio.

Questions

Lectio quiz

The answer is recorded for the lectio completion purpose:

1. Is the difference between tertiary and vocational schools explained well? --Yes/No/I'm not sure/Let me think/Let's move on