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Qualifications, who adapted it as the central element of all competency-based assessments. A similar process was adopted by all countries during the development of their own vocational education and training systems, some aligned solely with the need to assess competence in line with the needs of private and public sector organizations, and others as a critical element of the assessment of skills and knowledge in order to grant vocational qualifications.
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Certificate 4 demonstrates the person's qualification in a field of vocational education and training. Example: Cert IV in
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Certificate 2 is a trade-specific competency, that would be linked to other competencies to become a trade qualification. Example: Cert II in
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