qualification
qualification
/ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
1 countable, usually plural (British English) an exam that you have passed or a course of study that you have successfully completed academic/educational/professional/vocational qualifications
a coaching/teaching/nursing qualification
He left school with no formal qualifications.
to have qualifications
to gain/get/obtain/possess/achieve qualifications
In this job, experience counts for more than paper qualifications.
qualification in something Too many school-leavers lack basic qualifications in English and Maths.
Collocations
adjective
formalpaperbasic…
verb + qualification
acquiregainobtain…
qualification + noun
period
preposition
qualification forqualification in
2 countable a skill or type of experience that you need for a particular job or activity What qualifications do radio presenters require?
qualification for something Previous teaching experience is a necessary qualification for this job.
3 countable, uncountable information that you add to a statement to limit the effect that it has or the way it is applied I accept his theories, but not without certain qualifications.
The plan was approved without qualification.
Collocations
adjective
important
verb + qualification
addneedrequire…
preposition
with qualificationswithout qualification
4 uncountable the fact of passing an exam, completing a course of training or reaching the standard necessary to do a job or take part in a competition Nurses in training should be given a guarantee of employment following qualification.
A victory in this game will earn them qualification for the World Cup.
Word Origin
mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin qualificatio(n-), from the verb qualificare, from Latin qualis ‘of what kind, of such a kind’. (see qualify).