"gelernter Berufsangehöriger" (Schweiz)

English translation: qualified professional

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German term or phrase:	gelernter Berufsangehöriger
English translation:	qualified professional

15:53 May 10, 2002

German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Education / Pedagogy / Berufsschule Schweiz

German term or phrase: "gelernter Berufsangehöriger" (Schweiz)

in the Federal Law on Vocational Training (Switzerland)

(nicht Wort für Wort)
- wer die Abschlussprüfung bestanden und die Lehre vertragsgemäss beendet hat, darf sich als *gelernter Berufsangehöriger* bezeichnen.
Für alle Vorschläge sehr dankbar :)

Anne-Carine Zimmer
United States

qaulified professional

Explanation:
I found the law in German and French:

http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/412_10/a47.html

If you click on "Deutsch", you see the equivalent in German.
Official term in French is "professionnel qualifié" therfore - qualified professional.

Selected response from:

Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 08:20

Grading comment

Thanks a lot to everybody, this seemed to work best in my opinion.

Karin
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

qaulified professional

Maya Jurt

4 +3

trained professional

Johanna Timm, PhD

vocational training program qualification

Kim Metzger

certified professional

Madeleine van Zanten

[member] professional in good standing

gangels (X)

"Journeyman"

brute (X)

Answers

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

trained professional

Explanation:
seems general enough.

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 23:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 258

14 mins confidence:

vocational training program qualification

Explanation:
Berufsqualifizierender Abschluss

Qualification of a vocational training programme in the duales System based on the completion of compulsory general education at the end of lower secondary education. The certificate gives access to the relevant occupation as a qualified worker in one of approximately 350 recognised occupations requiring formal training (anerkannte Ausbildungsberufe).

Source: Secretariat of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and cultural affairs of the Länder

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Note added at 2002-05-10 16:10:48 (GMT)
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Can call him or herself a qualified member of a vocation

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Note added at 2002-05-10 17:16:03 (GMT)
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If your translation is for the US market, I\'d be careful about using the term professional. In human resources applications it has a very specific meaning.

Professional - work which requires the application of theories, principles and methods typically acquired through completion of a baccalaureate degree or higher or comparable experience; requires the consistent exercise of discretion and judgement in the research, analysis, interpretation and application of acquired theories, principles and methods to work product.

Reference: http://dbs.schule.de/glossar.html

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 00:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 903

37 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

qaulified professional

Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 08:20
Native speaker of:

German,

French
PRO pts in category: 10

Grading comment

Thanks a lot to everybody, this seemed to work best in my opinion.

Karin

1 hr confidence:

certified professional

Explanation:
the essential part of this training is the certificate - the system also allows for trained and qualified professionals, that don't have a certificate

Madeleine van Zanten
Switzerland
Local time: 08:20
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French

3 hrs confidence:

[member] professional in good standing

Explanation:
it would be called in the US. I guess one could say "graduated professional" or "recognized professional", but professional implies having graduated from school. It's the old German bugaboo of repeating the obvious.

gangels (X)
Local time: 00:20
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 84

3 hrs confidence:

"Journeyman"

Explanation:
Simple as that! (Geselle)

brute (X)

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