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credentialing

credentialing

1 5.1
Checking and approving someone's qualifications to give official permission
  • noun
  • /krɪˈdɛnʃəlɪŋ/
  • Formal
translation icon : certificación
  • Before starting work, all employees must go through a thorough credentialing review to verify their qualifications.
  • Commission on Credentialing
  • Nurses Credentialing
  • Credentialing Center

So I think that that's part of what what helps the change and the credentialing.

Examples

  • Credentialing requirements and job demands often dictate program curricula, most noticeably at the specialist degree level.

    Academic text (2000)

  • According to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) in 1997, the number of students in special education is increasing while the number of teachers being credentialed to teach these students is either leveling off or decreasing, depending on the area of disability.

    Academic text (2005)

  • But I think it actually, you know, puts a focus on that credentialing power and what that means and how you do that.

  • And yet it's an important vehicle for basic research, for credentialing, for peer review, for scientific process, for all kinds of essential stuff.

  • Credentialing for GNPS is legislated by the state board in each state, as well as by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The state, through the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC), developed detailed curriculum and standards for teacher credentialing and teacher induction.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Credentialing practices for paraeducators vary widely across states and even districts (U.S. Dept. of Ed., 1999).

    Academic text (2001)

  • The NASP Standards for Credentialing, Training, Field Placement, and Service Provision would lead to effective training and practice in school psychology (NASP, 1978b, 1978c, 1978d).

    Academic text (1994)

  • The credentialing process ensures that only qualified individuals are allowed to perform surgery.

  • Effective credentialing is vital for maintaining high standards in healthcare services.

Synonyms

certification
vscredentialing
51 4.1

An official process of checking and approving that someone or something meets rules

checks identity as well as qualifications to give official permission
licensure
vscredentialing
  • Specialized
5 7.0

An official process that gives people legal permission to work in a regulated job

is broader and includes identity checks not only legal permission

How Rigorous

accreditation
  • Formal
20 6.1
certification
51 4.1
credentialing
  • Formal
1 5.1
verification
  • Formal
13 5.3
screening
23 3.9
to check
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

credentialing singular
credentialings plural

Morphology

credentialing = credential (semi-transparent) = credential + ing

The word is a regular -ing noun formed from the verb 'credential', but the administrative sense of formally checking and approving qualifications is somewhat specialized.

Etymology

The word credentialing comes from credential, which has the root cred- meaning 'believe' and is the same root as credit. A credential was originally a paper that made someone 'believable' or trusted, so credentialing is the process of checking and approving someone's skills or identity to give them official permission.