formación profesional (grado medio)

English translation: vocational training (post-secondary)

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Spanish term or phrase:formación profesional (grado medio)
English translation:vocational training (post-secondary)
Entered by: Nikki Graham

16:39 Mar 9, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / sistema de educación - españa
Spanish term or phrase: formación profesional (grado medio)
A certain test corresonds to formación profesional (grado medio).
wendy griswold
Local time: 05:14
vocational training (post-secondary)
Explanation:
that could even be post-secondary non-tertiary.

La FP se divide en dos grados, Medio y Superior. Al segundo se accede a través del Grado Medio, desde el Bachillerato o mediante pruebas específicas. El Grado Superior tiene una duración de uno o dos años, aporta el título de Técnico Superior y suele incluir un periodo de prácticas obligatorias. Los centros de FP ofertan alrededor de 140 titulaciones organizadas en 22 familias formativas.

http://servicios.elcorreodigital.com/especiales_comerciales/...

Artículo 8. Ciclos formativos.

1. Las enseñanzas conducentes a la obtención de los títulos de Técnico y de Técnico Superior se ordenarán en ciclos formativos de formación profesional de grado medio y de grado superior, respectivamente. Las enseñanzas de formación profesional de grado medio forman parte de la educación secundaria postobligatoria y las de formación profesional de grado superior forman parte de la educación superior.

http://www.boe.es/g/es/bases_datos/doc.php?coleccion=iberlex...

Ok. From the above two refs, we can see that FP is divided into two levels. That the medio level is post-compulsory secondary education.

This UNESCO ref in English:

http://www.uis.unesco.org/template/publications/wei2006/ANNE...

is extremely interesting. Please look at the post-secondary non-tertiary part, which is what I think applies here. Although, from the Spanish above, there may be a case for calling this upper secondary.

I think that the distinction that has to be made between the two, whichever label you decide to use, is that superior is a tertiary level, albeit a low one, and medio a secondary level, albeit a high one.

I have added a link below to my answer to the formación profesional superior question for the sake of glossary users
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Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:14
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Again, many thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Professional Development or PD (medium level
mugarte
4 +2vocational training (post-secondary)
Nikki Graham
3 +1professional education (medium level)
Gert Sass (M.A.)


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professional education (medium level)


Explanation:
Maybe?

Gert Sass (M.A.)
Germany
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Native speaker of: German
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Professional Development or PD (medium level


Explanation:
1

mugarte
Local time: 03:14
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agree  Lydia De Jorge
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
vocational training (post-secondary)


Explanation:
that could even be post-secondary non-tertiary.

La FP se divide en dos grados, Medio y Superior. Al segundo se accede a través del Grado Medio, desde el Bachillerato o mediante pruebas específicas. El Grado Superior tiene una duración de uno o dos años, aporta el título de Técnico Superior y suele incluir un periodo de prácticas obligatorias. Los centros de FP ofertan alrededor de 140 titulaciones organizadas en 22 familias formativas.

http://servicios.elcorreodigital.com/especiales_comerciales/...

Artículo 8. Ciclos formativos.

1. Las enseñanzas conducentes a la obtención de los títulos de Técnico y de Técnico Superior se ordenarán en ciclos formativos de formación profesional de grado medio y de grado superior, respectivamente. Las enseñanzas de formación profesional de grado medio forman parte de la educación secundaria postobligatoria y las de formación profesional de grado superior forman parte de la educación superior.

http://www.boe.es/g/es/bases_datos/doc.php?coleccion=iberlex...

Ok. From the above two refs, we can see that FP is divided into two levels. That the medio level is post-compulsory secondary education.

This UNESCO ref in English:

http://www.uis.unesco.org/template/publications/wei2006/ANNE...

is extremely interesting. Please look at the post-secondary non-tertiary part, which is what I think applies here. Although, from the Spanish above, there may be a case for calling this upper secondary.

I think that the distinction that has to be made between the two, whichever label you decide to use, is that superior is a tertiary level, albeit a low one, and medio a secondary level, albeit a high one.

I have added a link below to my answer to the formación profesional superior question for the sake of glossary users



    Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1811976
Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 116
Grading comment
Again, many thanks!

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agree  Clare Macnamara: Yes, this is definitely it.
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agree  tazdog (X): thanks, Nikki, that was a big help
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