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Download full textGalbraith, Michael W.; Gilley, Jerry W. – 1986
This paper defines professional certification as a voluntary process regulated by a profession to measure competencies possessed by its practitioners. A hierarchy of motives for certification is illustrated, and its importance for the fields of adult education and human resource development (HRD) is emphasized. The evolution of the concept of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Certification, Credentials
