requalification
- noun
- /ˌriːkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- To advance her career, Maria enrolled in a program that focuses on professional requalification in project management.
Examples
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After several years in a different field, Alex decided to pursue requalification in information technology to update his skills.
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The list describes the steps needed to carry out each task successfully, its potential applicability, estimated difficulty, interval of requalification, method of testing, and span of control.
Academic text (2006) -
Among the board's recommendations to the operator was this: "Revise your initial qualification and requalification procedures for plastic gas pipe to ensure fusers produce test joints made from coiled pipe with characteristics similar to those experienced in the field."
Academic text (2006) -
The new guidelines include mandatory requalification every two years for certification in health and safety practices.
Synonyms
An official process of checking and approving that someone or something meets rules
Learning new skills to do a different job
To renew a certificate or license by showing it still meets required standards
An official check that a person or document still meets required rules
Antonyms
Officials stop someone from taking part because they did not follow a rule or meet a requirement
How Qualified
- Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
requalification = requalify (transparent) = re + qual + ify + ation
Adding '-ation' to the verb 'requalify' straightforwardly creates a noun meaning the act or process of requalifying.
Etymology
Requalification joins re- 'again' with qualify, which can mean 'to reach a needed skill or certificate'. So when people change jobs or face new rules, requalification is getting a new or updated certificate or skill to meet those requirements.