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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

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17:57 Mar 2, 2007

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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 KudoZ activity Questions: 674 (none open) (14 without valid answers) (12 closed without grading) Answers: 4439
Local time: 12:37

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:

xxxJon O
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:37

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 +1	diploma of proficiency	xxxJon O
3 +1	diploma giving access to higher education	HannaTheuwen

Discussion entries: 3

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33 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

diploma of proficiency

xxxJon O
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:37
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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.

17 mins confidence:

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: 12:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch

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