Licensure refers to the granting of a license in the US and Canada (the term registration is used elsewhere), usually to work in a particular profession or to obtain a privilege such as to drive a car or truck. The verb license or grant license means to give permission The noun license is the document demonstrating that permission Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Many privileges and professions require a license, generally the state government, in order to ensure that the public will not be harmed by the incompetence of the practitioners. Engineers, doctors, nurses, lawyers, psychologists, and public accountants are some examples of professions that require licensure. Licensure is similar to professional certification, and sometimes synonymous, however certification is an employment qualification and not a legal requirement for practicing a profession. Overview Certifications are earned from a Professional society and in general must be renewed periodically or may be valid for a specific period of time (e

In many cases, an individual must complete certain steps, such as training, acquiring an educational degree in a particular area of study, and/or passing an exam, before becoming eligible to receive licensure. A test or an examination (or "exam" is an Assessment, often administered on paper or on the computer, intended to measure the test-takers' or Individuals sometimes advertise their licensed status by appending an acronym to their name, such as CPA (Certified Public Accountant), MD (Medical Doctor), or PE (Professional Engineer). Certified Public Accountant ( CPA) is the Statutory title of qualified Accountants in the United States who have passed the Uniform Doctor of Medicine ( MD or MD, from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor meaning "Teacher of Medicine" is a doctoral Professional Engineer (PE is the term for registered or Licensed Engineers in some countries who are permitted to offer their Professional services directly

Licensure may be perpetual or may need to be renewed periodically. It is very common for renewal to depend in part or whole upon evidence of continual learning--often termed in the US continuing education or earning continuing education units (CEU). Continuing education is an all encompassing term within a broad spectrum of post-secondary learning activities and programs A Continuing Education Unit (CEU is a measure used in Continuing education programs particularly those required in a licensed Profession in order for

As licenses are generally offered by specific jurisdictions, usually states or territories, issues may arise when the requirements and standards of licensure differ greatly between two jurisdictions. In Law, jurisdiction (from the Latin ius iuris meaning "law" and dicere meaning "to speak" is the practical Authority For some licensees, it is hard or impossible to move a new jurisdiction and obtain licensure there. Questions of legal authority are also raised when advice is given on the Internet. For example, if a doctor provides medical advice over the Internet to an individual in another jurisdiction, he or she may be practicing unlicensed medicine in the patient's jurisdiction.

Restricting entry

Licensure restricts entry into professional careers in medicine (including chiropractic and nursing), law, teaching, and architecture. A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health Chiropractic is a Health care profession that focuses on diagnosis treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the Musculoskeletal system, with special emphasis Nursing is a Profession focused on assisting individuals families, and communities in attaining maintaining and recovering optimal Health A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person In Education, a teacher is one who helps Students or pupils often in a School, as well as in a Family, religious or The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation Advocates claim that licensure protects the consumer through the application of professional, educational and/or ethical standards of practice. Milton Friedman opposes this practice, believing that licensure effectively raises professional wages by placing limits on the supply of specific occupations. Milton Friedman (July 31 1912 November 16 2006 was an American Nobel Laureate Economist and Public intellectual. "It is hard to regard altruistic concern for their customers as the primary motive behind their determined efforts to get legal power to decide who may be a plumber" (Friedman 1979).

Restrictions to employment without licensure can also prevent people with criminal records or severe mental health issues from working in occupations that require public trust. Occupations in or affected by the gambling industry, might be restricted by licensure, such as a racing secretary in horseracing, or people in the boxing industry. A racing secretary is an occupation in American Horseracing. The secretary is typically licensed by the government and is responsible for the custody and This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, People whose occupations put them in personal contact with the public might also be restricted by licensure, including a barber, cosmetologist, or massage therapist. A barber (from the Latin barba, " Beard " is someone whose occupation is to cut any type of hair give shaves, and trim Cosmetology (from Greek grc κοσμητικός kosmētikos, "skilled in adornment" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study Occupations that bring a person into the home might also be screened through licensure, including a chauffeur, landscape architect, or arborist. A chauffeur is an individual who operates any self-propelled vehicle ( Automobile) for a profession. A landscape architect is a person involved in the planning design and sometimes oversight of an exterior landscape or space An arborist is a Professional in the practice of Arboriculture, which is the management and maintenance of Amenity Trees Work can include

References

• Friedman, Milton & Rose (1979). Free to Choose. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. ISBN 0-15-133481-1.
• http://www.dlt.ri.gov/lmi/jobseeker/license.htm

External links

• Licensing Occupations: Ensuring Quality or Restricting Competition by Morris M. Kleiner

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