Certificate vs. certification vs. Degree ?

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Hellowhat is the difference between 'Certification' and 'Certificate' and 'Degree'and can you give me examples for each one ( like Bachelor, Master, High school degree, Toefl, ICDL...etc )

Chipw · Accepted Answer

Certification is the process of earning a certificate, by taking classes from some educational institution or certifying organization. It could be in any subject and can be acquired with just a few hours of study or many hours of study. Some are held in high regards, many are not (they just prove that one has attended a certain number of hours of studies in a certain subject, with or without any specific proof of knowledge gained). CPR Certification shows that one has attended training sessions to provide CPR and generally is help with much respect as it is not necessarily easy to attain and it shows one has a high regard for helping other people in a time of need (a heart attack, for example) until the professionals arrive. LEEDS Certification shows a particular building is built to very strict standards. A certificate can apply to a person, an object or an organization.

A degree, such as Masters/Bachelor of Arts/Doctorate and so on show one has attended a college or university for a minimum number of years. The BA degree is typically a 3 or 4 year undergraduate degree, MA generally follow the BA and can take 4+ years (depends on the student of course) and Doc. degrees (allows one to be able to teach at the university level) which often take much more study hours to attain. There are some unscrupulous organizations on the internet, and some online "schools" that will give out counterfeit degrees for a fee. There are many different types of degrees. They vary from country to country, as does the requirements to attain them.

A high school diploma proves one has graduated (completed the required number of hours) from a high school (known by different names in different countries). The GED (in the USA and Canada) is an equivalency diploma that is given to a person who did not graduate from high school but has taken classes from another educational institution and passed all the requirements of high school graduation.

TEFL - Teaching English as a Foreign Language. A certificate attained from any of many different organizations shows one has a certain level of competency in the English language, allowing them to be a teacher of English to non-native English speakers.

TOEFL - Test Of English as a Foreign Language. A proficiency test given to non-native English speakers who with to enter a US university/college, or to show an employer they have a certain level of competency in the English language.

There are many certification types, your best resource is simply type the cert names or acronym into a web search engine.

Hope that helps!
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