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Dec 08, 2011,

recognition

Definition:
  1. Formal acknowledgement and/or acceptance of prior academic, professional, or vocational training, work experience, or academic credentials, and the granting of full or partial credit for it or them with respect to entry into an academic institution (academic recognition) or a trade or profession (occupational recognition).
  2. Formal acknowledgement of the status of an institution, accrediting body, or regulatory body, usually as a result of legislation or an accreditation process.


Associated term:
accreditation, accrediting body, recognized institution, regulatory body

reconnaissance


Definition:
  1. Reconnaissance et acceptation officielles de la formation théorique, professionnelle ou pratique, de l’expérience professionnelle ou des diplômes d’étude, et leur reconnaissance totale ou partielle en regard de l’inscription d’une personne dans un établissement d’enseignement (reconnaissance des études) ou de l’exercice d’un métier ou d’une profession (reconnaissance professionnelle).
  2. Acceptation officielle du statut d’un établissement, d’un organisme d’agrément ou d’un organisme de réglementation, généralement en application d’une loi ou d’un processus d’agrément.



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