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Certification of skills

Process of issuing a certificate, diploma or title formally of learning outcomes attesting that a set of learning outcomes (knowledge, knowhow, skills and/or competences) acquired by an individual have been assessed by a competent body against a predefined standard.

Source:
CEDEFOP 2008: The shift to learning outcomes: conceptual, political and practical developments in Europe (cited in Research Paper No. 51: Ensuring the quality of certification in vocational education and training. CEDEFOP. 2015.)E