Qualification is either the process of qualifying for an achievement, or a credential attesting to that achievement, and may refer to: *

Professional qualification Professional certification, trade certification, or professional designation, often called simply ''certification'' or ''qualification'', is a designation earned by a person to assure qualification to perform a job or task. Not all certifications ...

, attributes developed by obtaining academic degrees or through professional experience *

Qualification badge Military badges of the United States are awards authorized by the United States Armed Forces that signify rating, qualification, or accomplishment in several career fields, and also serve as identification devices for personnel occupying certain ...

, a decoration of People's Liberation Army Type 07 indicating military rank or length of service *

Qualifications-Based Selection Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS) is a procurement process established by the United States Congress as a part of the ''Brooks Act'' and further developed as a process for public agencies to use for the selection of architectural and engineering ...

(QBS), a competitive contract procurement process established by the United States Congress *

Qualifications for professional social work Professional social workers are generally considered those who hold a professional degree in social work. In a number of countries and jurisdictions, registration or licensure of people working as social workers is required and there are mandated ...

, professional degrees in social work in various nations *

Qualification problem In philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, Epistemology, knowledge, Ethics, values, Philosophy of mind, mind, and Philosophy of language, langu ...

, the impossibility of listing all the preconditions required for an action to have its intended effect *

Qualification principle In programming language theory Programming language theory (PLT) is a branch of computer science that deals with the design, implementation, analysis, characterization, and classification of formal languages known as programming languages. Prog ...

, in programming language theory, the statement that syntactic classes may admit local definitions *

Qualification types in the United Kingdom In the UK education sector, there are a wide range of qualification types offered by the United Kingdom awarding bodies. Qualifications range in size and type, can be academic, vocational or skills-related, and are grouped together into different ...

, different levels of academic, vocational or skills-related education achievements *

International Qualification Examination The International Qualification Examination (IQEX) is an examination sat by certain non-U.S. qualified accountants seeking the Certified Public Accountant designation in the United States. The examination is set by the American Institute of Certi ...

, taken by foreign accountants to become a Certified Public Accountant in the United States *

Pre-qualification (lending) In general, to pre-qualify is about passing or meeting an initial criteria or requirements before getting other opportunities opened up to such a person. Pre-qualification is a process whereby a loan officer takes information from a borrower and ...

, a process by which a lending institution estimates how much it is willing to lend to a borrower *

School leaving qualification A school leaving qualification is an academic qualification awarded for the completion of high school. Depending on the country or region, it may alternatively be known as a high school diploma A high school diploma or high school degree is a Nor ...

, academic qualification awarded for the completion of high school in various times and countries *

Scottish Vocational Qualification A Scottish Vocational Qualification, or SVQ, is a certificate of vocational education in Scotland. SVQs are available to people of all ages. SVQs are developed by Sector Skills Councils, in partnership with industry and awarding bodies. After t ...

, certificate of vocational education in Scotland * :Qualification for sports events ** World Cup qualification (disambiguation)

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