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A Dictionary of Education (2 ed.)
... The awarding of a certificate which confirms achievement in an examination or course of...
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A Dictionary of Public Health (2 ed.)
...certification 1. Completion of an official form or document for statutory and/or legal purposes, as in certification of birth, marriage, annulment, divorce, and death, certifiable insanity, etc. 2. Completion of educational and/or other requirements to practice a profession such as medicine, nursing, or law that is open only to legally qualified practitioners. Board certification is certification by a specialty board, such as the American Board of Preventive Medicine. See also certified in public health . ...
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A Dictionary of Computer Science (7 ed.)
... 1. A formal demonstration that a system or component complies with its specified requirements and is acceptable for operational use. 2. A written guarantee to this effect. See also conformance testing...
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The Handbook of International Financial Terms
... . The marking on the transfer deed, upon the sale of registered securities , to show that the certificate has been lodged with the registry authority or with the appropriate exchange. This is necessary when the seller is not disposing of all the holding, or when the securities are purchased by more than one person. New certificates will then be issued to reflect the new...
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A Dictionary of Human Resource Management (3 ed.)
...certification is the legal process in North America through which a trade union is ‘certified’ as the bargaining agent for a group of employees. As such, certification is equivalent to legal recognition of a trade union in the UK. In the United States, certification is overseen by the National Labor Relations Board ( NLRB ) and usually involves a process of election, in which the union must prove a clear majority in favour of union representation. In Canada, the primary mechanism used is a ‘show of cards’, that is, the union simply has to demonstrate to...
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A Dictionary of Media and Communication (3 ed.)
...or violence ( see violence debate ), ‘bad language ’, or whatever might frighten or disturb young viewers . Since certification can be denied and distribution consequentially be made illegal (e.g. in the UK) or where most cinema chains would not show an unrated domestic film (e.g. in the USA), certification is a form of censorship . In the USA the process of official certification is known as the motion picture rating system . ...
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A Dictionary of Forensic Science
... A process employing written and laboratory testing that ensures the proficiency of forensic analysts and the reliability of the data and results they produce. Typically, individual analysts are certified in their forensic discipline while laboratories are accredited...
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Australian Law Dictionary (3 ed.)
...certification The process of providing an assurance (e.g. of correct form, correct procedure, or correct execution or copying of documents) in which an authorised person such as a lawyer certifies to third parties, as the responsible practitioner with knowledge of the facts, that matters are as stated in the signed certificate . Legal practitioners very frequently certify documents and other matters (e.g. satisfactory completion of a step in a legal process). A false certificate is by its nature fraudulent and misleading and may cause loss to third...
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A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation (3 ed.)
... Part of the Clean Development Mechanism agreed by the Kyoto Protocol by which an accredited body gives written assurance of the emission reductions that have been achieved, which can be confirmed by independent third parties, and which then allows the emissions reduction to become a separate commodity for emissions trading...
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Tinsley E. Yarbrough
The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States (2 ed.)
... , the process through which a U.S. court of appeals (and, until recently, the U.S. Court of Claims) can certify questions of law at issue in a case to the Supreme Court for binding instructions. Although counsel in a few cases have attempted unsuccessfully to invoke the certification procedure, only a lower court is permitted to certify questions to the Supreme Court. Moreover, only questions of law about which the lower court entertains doubt, not questions of fact, can be certified. Such cases thus form a very small part of the Supreme Court's...
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A Dictionary of the Internet (4 ed.)
... authority Another name for a certificate authority...
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A Dictionary of Construction, Surveying and Civil Engineering (2 ed.)
...Certification ( Passive House Certification ) A certification process that confirms that the dwelling has been built to the Passivhaus Standard...
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A Dictionary of Computer Science (7 ed.)
...certification A statement by a recognized authority that a security evaluation has been undertaken competently and in accordance with appropriate...
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A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation (3 ed.)
...certification A process of labelling wood that has been harvested from a forest that is responsibly...
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A Dictionary of Human Resource Management (3 ed.)
...Certification Officer ( CO ) The Certification Officer (in the UK) was created by the Employment Protection Act in February 1976 to certify and regulate the internal activities of independent trade unions and employers’ associations . The Certification Officer maintains a list of trade unions and employers’ associations, inspects their internal accounts, and oversees the processes of merger and transfer of engagements. The Officer also determines the independence of trade unions from employers. Under the Employment Relations Act 1999 , the...
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A Dictionary of Human Geography
... schemes Sets of standards and criteria according to which something is judged in order to ensure its quality. Certification schemes have risen to prominence in recent years as part of attempts to reduce humanity’s ecological footprint . Many producers and retailers voluntarily abide by certification schemes in order to ensure greater environmental and/or social responsibility in the commodity chains in which they participate. These schemes exist for the forestry, poultry, fishing, and other industries...
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A Dictionary of Law (10 ed.)
...of the union’s rules. The CO is appointed by the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform but operates independently of government. The Annual Reports of the Certification Officer provide details of the officer’s business and statistics on trade union membership. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/certification-officer-annual-reports Certification Officer Annual Reports from the Gov.uk...
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A Supplementary Dictionary of Renewable Energy and Sustainability
...Certification Scheme ( MCS ) An internationally recognized quality assurance scheme for installers of microgeneration products, such as domestic roof-top photovoltaic solar cells , to demonstrate competency and installation to a high quality every time, using MCS-certified products that have met rigorous testing standards. Both the technology and the installer must be MCS-certificated to be eligible for customers to apply for the feed-in-tariff ...
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Linda P. Blanton and Marleen C. Pugach
Oxford Encyclopedia of Inclusive and Special Education
...certification has existed in the United States for many decades, until recently it was a rarely used option. In the past 15 years, however, teacher educators and policymakers in the United States have encouraged programs that lead to dual certification as a primary means for restructuring and expanding the preservice curriculum to support the preparation of teachers for the demands of inclusive teaching ( Blanton, Pugach, & Boveda, 2018 ). To analyze the extent to which dual certification upholds this ideal, this article examines how dual-certification...
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Mirella G Amato
The Oxford Companion to Beer
...Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) is a US–based organization that certifies beer judges and sanctions beer competitions. It was founded in 1985 by the American Homebrewers Association in collaboration with the Home Wine and Beer Trade Association. Although the BJCP has been an independent organization since April 1995, its officers still collaborate with the American Homebrewers Association on various projects. The BJCP is perhaps best known for its Style Guidelines, which break down beer into approximately 80 distinct styles and substyles. These...
