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Qualifications: recognition is different from a practising licence
Match the qualification named in the advert, and distinguish academic recognition from permission to practise a regulated profession.
Keep the official award name
Use the qualification and institution written on your certificate. Do not rename a short course as a diploma or treat a partly completed programme as an awarded degree. Mark studies in progress clearly.
Use the relevant recognition authority
TCU explains recognition of foreign university qualifications through its assessment process. NACTVET publishes guidance for foreign technical and vocational awards. Check which authority applies to your award rather than assuming one process covers every certificate.
Check professional requirements separately
An academically recognised award does not by itself authorise practice in a regulated profession. Read the advert's registration and licence requirements and consult the relevant professional body. Keep the document status and expiry dates distinct.
Plan around the application deadline
If recognition is pending, describe that status accurately and check whether the employer accepts it. Do not assume a receipt is equivalent to approval. Keep a copy of the authority's decision and the documents submitted.