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.
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