vocational qualifications
Job-ready certifications earned
Vocational qualifications are credentials certifying competence in practical trades or occupations—plumbing, nursing, welding, IT support.
Unlike academic degrees focused on theory, vocational qualifications emphasize job-ready skills gained through apprenticeships, technical courses, or on-the-job training: Her vocational qualifications got her hired straight out of college.
They're sometimes called trade certifications or professional credentials.
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- on the jobActively performing duties
- constructionProcess of building something
- certificateFormal written attestation
healthcare · community college · night school · technical proficiency · problem-solving · project management · trade school · communication skills · adaptability · teamwork · credentialing · licensing exam · hospitality · workforce development · customer service · automotive repair · professional certification · IT support
vocational qualificationsacademic degrees
Formal university certifications
university education · liberal arts education · academic credentials · bachelor's degree · PhD
vocational qualificationslife experience
Accumulated personal history
street smarts · on-the-job training · natural talent · innate ability · tacit knowledge
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