Workforce Development Vocabulary

adjective describing someone who is capable of being employed or suitable for a job

• Having a strong educational background and relevant work experience makes a candidate highly employable.
• If you want to get hired quickly, you need to make yourself more employable by gaining new skills.
• Dude, you need to up your game if you want to be more employable in this competitive job market.
• Her positive attitude and willingness to learn new things make her a highly employable individual.

noun the state of being employed or having a job

adjective relating to work or the act of being employed

• The government is implementing policies to boost employment rates in the country.
• I heard there are new job opportunities opening up in the city, so maybe you should start looking for employment.
• I'm on the hunt for some new employment gigs to make some extra cash.
• Education is the key to unlocking the door to better employment prospects.

noun Aascu

• The university is a member of AASCU, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
• I heard that AASCU offers a lot of resources for students at state colleges.
• AASCU is like the cool club for state college students.
• Being part of AASCU is like being part of a big family of state colleges.