CareerTech Glossary

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DAT: Differential Aptitude Test
DDI: Development Dimensions International
DECA CDC: The state Career Development Conference for DECA members.
DECA FLC: The Fall Leadership Conference for DECA members.
DECA – An Association for Marketing Students (DECA): The Career and Technology Student Organization for Marketing Education students.
DHS: Department of Human Services.
DLA: Defense Logistics Agency
DOC: Department of Commerce or Department of Corrections.
DOD: Department of Defense.
DOE: Department of Education or Department of Energy.
DOL: Department of Labor.
DOT: Dictionary of Occupational Titles or Department of Transportation.
DSPT: Dietetic Support Personnel Training.
DTN: Data Transmission Network
DVD-ROM: Digital Video Disk-Read Only Memory
DVOM: Digital Volt-Ohm Meter
Dependent School: School districts serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade students that transfer students beyond the eighth grade to comprehensive school districts.
Dislocated Worker: An adult individual who has been terminated, laid off, or has received notice to that effect and is unlikely to return to their previous industry or occupation; has been terminated or received notice of termination as a result of permanent closure of a plant or facility; has been unemployed for a long term (15 to 26 weeks) and has limited opportunities for reemployment in the same or a similar occupation in the area in which such individuals reside and may have substantial barriers by reason of age. Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, Sec. 101(9)
Displaced Homemaker: An individual who has worked primarily without remuneration to care for a home and family, and for that reason has diminished marketable skills; has been dependent on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by that income; or is a parent whose youngest dependent child will become ineligible to receive assistance under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) not later than 2 years after the date on which the parent applies for assistance under such title; and is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment.
Distance Learning: A system and a process that connects learners with distributed learning resources and is characterized by separation of place and/or time between instructor and learner, among learners and/or between learners and learning resources and connectivity, interaction, or engagement between the learner and instructor, among learners, and/or between learners and learning resources and conducted through one or more media.
Dropout: Any student under the age of 19, who has not graduated from high school, is not attending any public or private school, or otherwise receiving an education. (OSL section 819)
Duty Task List: See Skills Standards.

by Lynn Hughes — last modified 2008-02-21 21:31