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Facharbeiterprüfung

English translation: Skilled worker exam

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German term or phrase:Facharbeiterprüfung
English translation:Skilled worker exam
Entered by: Edith Kelly

13:44 Apr 5, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents
German term or phrase: Facharbeiterprüfung
IHK – chamber of industry and commerce
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Local time: 00:29
Skilled worker exam
Explanation:
(and in brackets: Chamber of Industry and Commerce)
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Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 00:29
Grading comment
Das hatte ich auch.
Danke.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3Skilled worker exam
Edith Kelly
5 +1industry test of skilled workers
Valentín Hernández Lima
4certified craftsman test
gangels (X)
4technical examination for professionals
Naresh Advani
4professional exam
Ellen Zittinger
3technician examination / qualification
Norbert Hermann


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
technician examination / qualification


Explanation:
qualification if he has already passed the prüfung

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Note added at 2003-04-05 13:50:37 (GMT)
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Norbert Hermann
Local time: 23:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 1977
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
industry test of skilled workers


Explanation:
According to Wörterbuch für Recht, Wirtschaft und Politik (Dietl/Lorenz - Verlag C.H. Beck).

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Valentín Hernández Lima
Spain
Local time: 23:29
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 187

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  arm_ro: anstatt "test" würde ich "examination" nehmen
5 mins
  -> Ich mache mir Notizen davon. Danke, Arm.
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Skilled worker exam


Explanation:
(and in brackets: Chamber of Industry and Commerce)


    www.pse-net.com/TSGlibrarySC.htm - 32k
Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 00:29
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 9253
Grading comment
Das hatte ich auch.
Danke.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oliver Giesser: skilled worker examination after which you receive your skilled worker's certificate, den Facharbeiterbrief
1 hr
  -> Sehe ich eigentlich auch so, vielen Dank.
agree  Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.: simplest rendering, I think
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Maureen.
agree  Sándor Sárecz
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Sándor.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
certified craftsman test


Explanation:
a Facharbeiter is called a craftsman, e.g. 'the crafts and trades in the construction industry (bricklayer, carpenter, roofer. electrician, pipelayer etc)

gangels (X)
Local time: 16:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 5559
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
technical examination for professionals


Explanation:
That would be about the simplest and most elegant way to describe the german term in the context of the chamber of industry & commerce. Hope this fits in with the rest of the associated text!

Naresh Advani
Local time: 03:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 187
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
professional exam


Explanation:
exam for a particular profession or expertise

exam for a (particular) subject in regard to it's expertise


specialist's exam



Ellen Zittinger
Local time: 15:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 287
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