A certificate is an official document affirming some fact. For example, a birth certificate testifies to basic facts regarding a person's birth. A certificate may also certify that a person has received specific education or has passed a test.
A certificate, in addition to certifying that someone has passed a test or reached a specific standard of knowledge may also be the name of an actual award.
In many countries, certificates are qualifications in higher education. For example, in Ireland, the National Certificate (which is soon to be replaced by the "Higher Certificate".) In Australia, a certificate is a qualification offered by a university or other higher education provider which is shorter than a degree or diploma. These have the titles Certificate (at an undergraduate level), Graduate Certificate (at an undergraduate level, but requiring the completion of a prior undergraduate degree for admission) and Postgraduate Certificate (at a postgraduate level). In Hong Kong, form five students take the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination. Certificate is below the standard of the associate degree and higher diploma, which are below the bachelor degree. Postgraduate certificate are taken after the bachelor degree and are more vocational oriented than master's degree.
To be eligible for certification, you must have a strong interest in the design, operation, maintenance or administration of the day-to-day problems and achievements associated with the operation of a broadcast facility or related technology.
Certification is for individuals only and may not be used to imply that an organization or firm is certified.
Responsibility for administering the Certification Program rests with a National Certification Committee appointed by the SBE president with the approval of the SBE Board of Directors, members of which must be SBE certified.
The difference between licensure and certification is licensure is required by law, whereas certification is generally voluntary.
Certification is often used in the professions of software engineering and information technology; however, it is a contentious issue.
The exponential growth in the number of computer-related certifications coupled with the relative ease of their acquisition has led to their devaluation in the eyes of many people in the technology field.
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