professionalization
Occupation becoming credentialed
Professionalization is the process by which an occupation transforms into a profession—developing formal training requirements, ethical standards, credentialing bodies, and specialized knowledge.
Teaching and nursing underwent professionalization in the 20th century.
The term can carry skepticism: The professionalization of youth sports has taken the fun out of it.
Sometimes what's called professionalization is just bureaucratization or gatekeeping.
Process of making rigorous
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- institutionalizationEstablishing as norm or standard
- credentialingVerifying professional qualifications
- certificationAttestation of qualification
accreditation · licensure · regulation · codification · legitimization · systematization · bureaucratization · workforce development
Adequate ability to function
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- masteryComplete skill or control
- skillsLearned competencies
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
specialization · technique · best practices · code of conduct · ethics · craftsmanship · know-how · acumen
Attestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- credentialProof of qualification
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- diplomaAcademic completion document
degree · qualification · examination · assessment · standards · requirements · prerequisites · curriculum
Official rules governing conduct
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
code of conduct · standards · licensing boards · self-regulation · malpractice · peer review · quality assurance · ombudsman
formalization
Process of making rigorous
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- institutionalizationEstablishing as norm or standard
- credentialingVerifying professional qualifications
certification · accreditation · licensure · regulation · codification · legitimization · systematization · bureaucratization · workforce development · continuing education
competence
Adequate ability to function
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- masteryComplete skill or control
- skillsLearned competencies
knowledge · specialization · technique · best practices · code of conduct · ethics · craftsmanship · know-how · acumen · capability
certification
Attestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- credentialProof of qualification
- licenseFormal grant of permission
diploma · degree · qualification · examination · assessment · standards · requirements · prerequisites · curriculum · training
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- complianceAdhering to requirements
ethics · code of conduct · standards · licensing boards · self-regulation · malpractice · peer review · quality assurance · ombudsman · sanctions
- civil servicecivil servants, bureaucrat, civil servant, administrator, clerk
- military reformreorganization, modernization, restructuring, command structure, personnel cuts
- organizational changemerger, acquisition, restructuring, reorganization, expansion
- Business Stagesstartup, launch, growth, maturity, decline
professionalizationdeprofessionalization
Loss of occupational standards
informalization · deregulation · casualization · de-skilling · deinstitutionalization
professionalizationdeprofessionalization
Loss of occupational standards
amateurism · casualization · deskilling · informalization · hobbyism
professionalizationdemocratization
Transition toward popular rule
decentralization · open access · popularization · grassroots movement · crowdsourcing
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