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bekwaamheidsdiploma

English translation: diploma of proficiency / proficiency diploma

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Dutch term or phrase:bekwaamheidsdiploma
English translation:diploma of proficiency / proficiency diploma
Entered by: Alexander Schleber (X)

17:57 Mar 2, 2007
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / diplomas
Dutch term or phrase: bekwaamheidsdiploma
"... commissie voor de homologatie van bekwaamheidsdiplomas ..."

"competence diploma" seems close to a tautology.
Any ideas, references?
TIA
Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Local time: 03:52
diploma of proficiency
Explanation:
this has 490 Google hits and sounds pretty reasonable

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Note added at 34 mins (2007-03-02 18:31:55 GMT)
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or "proficiency diploma", this has even more hits (1,220)
Selected response from:

Jon O (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:52
Grading comment
Thanks to all,
even though a proficiency diploma is a precondition for access to higher education in Belgium, I think this is the better translation.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1diploma of proficiency
Jon O (X)
3 +1diploma giving access to higher education
HannaTheuwen


Discussion entries: 3





  

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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
diploma of proficiency


Explanation:
this has 490 Google hits and sounds pretty reasonable

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Note added at 34 mins (2007-03-02 18:31:55 GMT)
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or "proficiency diploma", this has even more hits (1,220)

Jon O (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to all,
even though a proficiency diploma is a precondition for access to higher education in Belgium, I think this is the better translation.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlou Franken
1 day 3 hrs
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
diploma giving access to higher education


Explanation:


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Note added at 1 hr (2007-03-02 19:17:35 GMT)
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I think it's Belgian Dutch, I gave this answer because of the reference to "commissie voor homologatie"

http://www.utwente.nl/cheps/documenten/flanders.pdf (page 27)

see also:

http://admissions.arizona.edu/intluga/country/Belgium.html

http://www.londonexternal.ac.uk/prospective_students/admissi...


HannaTheuwen
Local time: 03:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: that's what it is
2 hrs
  -> thanks!
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