qualification

Universal Words noun 1 [C,usually pl.] an exam that you have passed or a course of study that you have successfully completed: academic / educational / professional / vocational qualifications * a nursing / teaching qualification * He left school with no formal qualifications. * In this job, experience counts for more than paper qualifications. 2 [C] a skill or type of experience that you need for a particular job or activity: Previous teaching experience is a necessary qualification for this job. 3 [C,U] information that you add to a statement to limit the effect that it has or the way it is applied: I accept his theories, but not without certain qualifications. * The plan was approved without qualification. 4 [U] the fact of passing an exam, completing a course of training or reaching the standard necessary to do a job or take part in a competition: Nurses in training should be given a guarantee of employment following qualification. * A victory in this game will earn them qualification for the World Cup.