Centre de compétence

English translation: core skills or core capabilities

10:24 Apr 3, 2003

French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering / Computer System Validation Training

French term or phrase: Centre de compétence

computer training: There are 5 areas of computer training and the best word I can come up with is Training Center which directly translated is Training Center.

Derek

English translation:core skills or core capabilities

Explanation:
could be but then with no context....not necessarily a physical place

Selected response from:

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)

Grading comment

thanks
i ended up using "areas of expertise"
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

skill center

William Stein

5 +2

core skills or core capabilities

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)

5 +1

competency centre

Peter McCavana

Center of Competence

ntouzet (X)

expertise center

Francis MARC

areas of expertise

Gena Lumbroso

specialization center

Parrot

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

skill center

Explanation:
refs

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The problem here is that \"center\" also means a school (as in the the examples given by Francis). On second thought, I think it would be clearer just to say that there are five basic computer skills or five basic areas of computer expertise.

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Lab Rationale
... professional person. A set of five basic computer skills form the
primary tools for doing these experiments. They are. Image and ...
www.stolaf.edu/people/walters/narrative/ ID251labrationale.html - 4k - Cached - Similar pages

Maternal Child Health Nursing - Management of Information System
... 6. Quality improvement through clinical information systems. Unit Five:
Basic Computer Skills for the Nurse Manager. 1. Computer teminology. ...
www.alquds.edu/faculties/health_professions/MCHN/outlines/ Management%20of%20Information%20System.html - 14k - Cached - Similar pages

enc1101o - Course Home
... Technology Skills: The FIVE basic computer skills you should bring to class include
1.) Basic knowledge of a word processing program like Microsoft Word. ...
reach.ucf.edu/~enc1101o/main.html - 11k - Cached - Similar pages

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 20:34
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 1737

4 mins confidence:

expertise center

Explanation:
[Prev][Next][Index ] Opening of the Expertise Center CAN (Computer
Algebra Nederland). From: Tony Hearn <hearn@hilbert>; To: reduce ...
www.uni-koeln.de/REDUCE/reduce-forum/89/msg136.html - 2k - En cache - Pages similaires

Sun Announces Iplanet(TM) Expertise Center to Help Customers ... - [ Traduire cette page ]
... We are delighted that Sun has created an iPlanet Expertise Center which will ... in
1982, a singular vision -- "The Network is the Computer™" -- has propelled ...
industry.java.sun.com/javanews/stories/ story2/0,1072,32053,00.html

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 05:34
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in pair: 6500

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

competency centre

Explanation:
A while ago, I would have thought "skill centre" was more common and more appropriate, but a client who works in this field pointed out the expression "competency centre", which is backed up by many examples such as those below.

eds.com: Training and Development -- Leadership Competency Centre -
Find out how employees benefit from the Leadership Competency Centre -- just a small part of the EDS University program. ... Leadership Competency Centre. ...
www.eds.com/careers/cr_work_training_lead.shtml - 28k - 2 avr 2003

eds.com: Training and Development -- Sales Competency Centre
Find out how employees benefit from the Sales Competency Centre -- just
a small part of the EDS University program. ... Sales Competency Centre. ...
www.eds.com/careers/cr_work_training_sales.shtml - 28k - 2 avr 2003

IBM Global Industries: PLM: Announcements: PLM Competency Center ... At the core of the partnership is the creation of the Product Lifecycle Management
Competency Centre (PLMCC) which will promote adoption product lifecycle ...
www.ibm.com/industries/plm/doc/content/ news/announcement/307560113.html

E-Learning Competency Centre -
... E-Learning House. Welcome to E-Learning Competency Centre Developing standards-based
learning objects. ... Copyright © 2002 E-learning Competency Centre. ...
www.ecc.org.sg/ - 7k - 2 avr 2003

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This solution - \"competency centre\" - would be appropriate if this query concerns an actual \"school\" or place of training. But, due to lack of context, it is hard to know whether this query concerns such a place.
If it doesn\'t concern such a _place_, then maybe you should say \"areas of computer training\" or \"areas of computer expertise\".
Proper context would help, e.g., where does \"Centre de compétence\" fit into an actual sentence?

Reference: http://www.eds.com/careers/cr_work_training_lead.shtml
www.ibm.com/industries/plm/doc/content/ news/announcement/307560113.html

Peter McCavana
France
Local time: 04:34
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 100

45 mins confidence:

specialization center

Explanation:
this would be another reading. Consider what the 5 areas are.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 04:34
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1861

1 hr confidence:

Center of Competence

Explanation:
IBM Network Innovation Laboratories (NILs) are dedicated facilities responsible for the development of the IBM Service Provider Delivery Environment (SPDE) architecture; proof-of-concept implementations of instances of independent software vendor (ISV) technologies; and real-world SPDE demonstrations for potential customers.

Associated with IBM NILs, the IBM Network Innovation Services Center of Competence features thought leaders, IT architects and market experts from across the worldwide technology industry.

www.ibm.com

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Also:

IBM\'s Linux Center of Competence (Linux CoC) will provide the financial sector with a full range of support for Linux -- including access to IBM hardware, software and services to evaluate and test key applications on Linux, secure technical advice, participate in Linux training courses and educational programs, attend community events, as well as work in a hands-on environment with key ISVs, Linux distributors and Business Partners.

ntouzet (X)
Local time: 04:34
PRO pts in pair: 259

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

core skills or core capabilities

Explanation:
could be but then with no context....not necessarily a physical place

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 8576

Grading comment

thanks
i ended up using "areas of expertise"

5 hrs confidence:

areas of expertise

Explanation:
if I've understood correctly...

Gena Lumbroso
France
Local time: 04:34
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 29

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