professionalisation
Occupational standards development
Professionalisation is the process by which an occupation transforms into a recognized profession, typically through establishing formal training requirements, credentials, ethical standards, and regulatory bodies.
Teaching and nursing underwent professionalisation in the twentieth century.
The term can also describe making any activity more structured or business-like: the professionalisation of youth sports.
British spelling; Americans write professionalization.
Process of making rigorous
- institutionalizationEstablishing as norm or standard
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- codificationOrganizing rules into system
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
credentialing · accreditation · certification · bureaucratization · systematization · modernization · legitimization · structuring
Attestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- degreeUnit of measurement
license · credential · certificate · registration · charter · examination · board · bar
Forward movement or promotion
- progressionSequential forward movement
- vocationDedicated career path
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- fieldArea of specialty
sector · practice · discipline · domain · trajectory · mobility · pathway · upskilling
Skilled performance level
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- masteryComplete skill or control
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
specialization · acumen · know-how · craftsmanship · technique · capability · adeptness · finesse
formalization
Process of making rigorous
- institutionalizationEstablishing as norm or standard
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- codificationOrganizing rules into system
regulation · credentialing · accreditation · certification · bureaucratization · systematization · modernization · legitimization · structuring · upgrading
certification
Attestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- diplomaAcademic completion document
degree · license · credential · certificate · registration · charter · examination · board · bar · bachelor's
advancement
Forward movement or promotion
- progressionSequential forward movement
- vocationDedicated career path
- occupationOne's regular paid work
field · sector · practice · discipline · domain · trajectory · mobility · pathway · upskilling · reskilling
proficiency
Skilled performance level
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- masteryComplete skill or control
- skillAcquired ability through practice
knowledge · specialization · acumen · know-how · craftsmanship · technique · capability · adeptness · finesse · savvy
professionalisationamateurism
Nonexpert or unpaid status
dilettantism · casualisation · deskilling · volunteerism · hobbyism
professionalisationderegulation
Removing governmental business restrictions
informalization · deinstitutionalisation · liberalization · democratization