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Jenny chiu Posted 13 years ago
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about certificate, diploma, license

What's the difference for certificate, diploma, and license?

Please use simple way to define them. Thanks a lot!
  

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In the US, you would need to qualify each of these. Without qualification, the hierarchy would probably be: diploma (without qualification, this would usually be understood to mean high school diploma) licence (without qualification, this would usually be understood to mean driver's licence) certificate (a certificate could be something a store gives you to indicate you're a regular customer) However, a licence can be very exclusive, like an architect's licence, which would indicate a college degree, in addition to years of experience, and the passing of rigorous professional architectural licencing exams, which is why further qualification is needed with each.

  • In the US, you would need to qualify each of these.
  • Without qualification, the hierarchy would probably be: diploma (without qualification, this would usually be understood to mean high school diploma) licence (without qualification, this would usually be understood to mean driver's licence) certificate (a certificate could be something a store gives you to indicate you're a regular customer) However, a licence can be very exclusive, like an architect's licence, which would indicate a college degree, in addition to years of experience, and the passing of rigorous professional architectural licencing exams, which is why further qualification is needed with each.
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In the US, you would need to qualify each of these. Without qualification, the hierarchy would probably be:

diploma (without qualification, this would usually be understood to mean high school diploma)
licence (without qualification, this would usually be understood to mean driver's licence)
certificate (a certificate could be something a store gives you to indicate you're a regu
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What's the difference for certificate, diploma, and license?

Here are a few very broad comments.

Diploma Given on completion of some form of education.

Certificate Also given on completion of some forms of education
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