This article is about people called professionals. For the movie, see The Professional or Leon. Léon (also known as The Professional and Léon The Professional) is a French 1994 action drama Film Léon (also known as The Professional and Léon The Professional) is a French 1994 action drama Film For the TV series, see The Professionals. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U The Professionals was a British crime-action Television drama series that aired on the ITV network from 1977 to 1983 filmed between 1977

A professional can be either a person in a profession (certain types of skilled work requiring formal training/education) or in sports (a sportsman/sportwoman doing sports) for payment. The term person is used in Common sense to mean an individual Human being. The term profession is applied to those persons who have specialized and technical skill or knowledge which they apply for a fee to certain tasks that ordinary and unqualified people cannot The term training refers to the acquisition of knowledge skills and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively ^[1][2] Sometimes it is also used to indicate a special level of quality of goods or tools, sometimes also called "commercial grade". A broader definition of a tool is an entity used to interface between two or more domains that facilitates more effective action of one domain upon the other ^[3]

Contents 1 Work 1.1 Definition 1.2 Trades 2 Sport 3 Equipment 4 See also 5 References

Work

Definition

A professional is a worker required to possess a large body of knowledge derived from extensive academic study (usually tertiary), with the training almost always formalized. Tertiary education, also referred to as third stage third level and' post-secondary education', is the educational level following the completion of a school providing Professionals are at least to a degree self-regulating, in that they control the training and evaluation processes that admit new persons to the field, and in judging whether the work done by their members is up to standard. This differs from other kinds of work where regulation (if considered necessary) is imposed by the state, or where official quality standards are often lacking. This article is for the legal term For regulation of genes see Regulation of gene expression. In Engineering and Manufacturing, quality control and quality engineering are involved in developing systems to ensure products or services Professions have some historical links to guilds in these regards. A guild is an association of craftsmen in a particular trade The earliest guilds were formed as confraternities of workers

Professionals usually have autonomy in the workplace—they are expected to utilize their independent judgement and professional ethics in carrying out their responsibilities. ^[4] This holds true even if they are employees instead of working on their own. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Typically a professional provides a service (in exchange for payment or salary), in accordance with established protocols for licensing, ethics, procedures, standards of service and training / certification. A payment is the transfer of wealth from one party (such as a person or company to another A salary is a form of periodic payment from an Employer to an Employee, which may be specified in an Employment contract.

The above definitions were echoed by economist and sociologist Max Weber, who noted that professions are defined by the power to exclude and control admission to the profession, as well as by the development of a particular vocabulary specific to the occupation, and at least somewhat incomprehensible to outsiders. Maximilian Carl Emil Weber (maks 'veːbɐ (21 April 1864 &ndash 14 June 1920 was a German political economist and sociologist who was considered The vocabulary of a person is defined either as the set of all Words that are understood by that person or the set of all words likely to be used by that person when constructing

Therefore it would be appropriate to state that a 'true' professional must be proficient in all criteria for the field of work they are practising professionally in. Criteria include following:

1. The highest academic qualifications - i. e. , university college/institute
2. Expert and specialised knowledge in field which one is practising professionally
3. Excellent manual/practical & literary skills in relation to profession
4. High quality work in (examples): creations, products, services, presentations, consultancy, primary/other research, administrative, marketing or other work endeavours
5. A high standard of professional ethics, behaviour and work activities while carrying out one's profession (as an employee, self-employed person, career, enterprise, business, company, or partnership/associate/colleague, etc. )

• Also taking into consideration natural & harnessed talents integrated & used with qualifications & when doing work in professional capacity. These talents~skills are just as important in any forms of work be it paid, unpaid, volunteer, domestic jobs or any other work.

Trades

In narrow usage, not all expertise is considered a profession. Although sometimes referred to as professions, such occupations as skilled construction work are more generally thought of as trades or crafts. A trade as an occupation usually refers to the profession that require some particular kind of skilled work The completion of an apprenticeship is generally associated with skilled labor or trades such as carpenter, electrician, plumber, bricklayer and other similar occupations. A carpenter (builder is a skilled craftsman who performs carpentry - a wide range of Woodworking that includes constructing buildings, An electrician is a Tradesman specializing in electrical wiring of buildings and related equipment A plumber is a Tradesperson who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for potable (drinking Water, sewage Drainage, or industrial A related (though not always valid) distinction would be that a professional does mainly mental or administrative work, as opposed to engaging in physical work. MIND ( Moving In New Directions) (est 1975 is an alternative education high school in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In Business, administration consists of the performance or management of business operations and thus the making or implementing of major decisions Many companies include the word professional in their company name to signify the quality of their workmanship or service (e. g. , Professional Plastics, Inc. "The Plastics Professionals").

Sport

Main article: Professional sport

In sports, a professional is someone who participates for money. Professional sports, as opposed to amateur Sports are those in which athletes receive payment for their performance The opposite is amateur, meaning a person that does not play for money, but in an academic (e. An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit study or science without formal training or pay g. college football) or other private setting. The term "professional" is commonly used incorrectly, as the distinction simply refers to how the athlete is funded, and not necessarily to what competitions he engages in or what results he achieves.

Sometimes the professional status of an activity is controversial, for example there is debate as to whether or not professionals should be allowed to compete in the Olympic Games. Professional sports, as opposed to amateur Sports are those in which athletes receive payment for their performance The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The motivation for money (either in rewards, salaries or advertising revenue) is sometimes seen as a corrupting influence, tainting a sport.

It has been suggested that the crude, all or nothing categories, of professional or amateur should be reconsidered. A historical shift is occurring with the rise of Pro-Ams, a new category of people that are pursuing amateur activities to professional standards. Professional amateurs (also Pro-Ams or ProAms) is a conceptual term to describe a blurring between the separate distinctions of Professional and Amateur

Equipment

"Professional-grade" equipment is built to higher standards than "consumer grade" equipment. Copyright laws that require copy protection in consumer equipment sometimes contain exemptions for professional grade audio (audio tape, CD) and video (VHS, DVD players) equipment (see Digital Millennium Copyright Act). The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA is a United States Copyright Law which implements two 1996 treaties of the World Intellectual Property This equipment is usually more expensive and sometimes unavailable to the general public. The term may however also be used as a simple marketing ploy, as it is normally not protected or legally defined.

See also

• List of occupations
• Profession
  • Practice-based professional learning
  • Professional development
  • First professional degree
• Professional sport
  • Professional amateurs
• Paraprofessional

References

1. ^ Glossary (from the Business Fast Start project of Rhode Island authorities)
2. ^ Professional (definition via the WordNet, Princeton University)
3. ^ "What are Professional Grade Parts?" (example from the watertips. · See also · External links A Administrator Agronomist Archaeologist The term profession is applied to those persons who have specialized and technical skill or knowledge which they apply for a fee to certain tasks that ordinary and unqualified people cannot Practice-based professional learning (pbpl is best understood in contrast to 'classroom-' or 'theory-based' Learning. Professional development refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement A first professional degree is a type of Academic degree designed to prepare the holder for a particular profession by emphasizing practical skills over theory and analysis Professional sports, as opposed to amateur Sports are those in which athletes receive payment for their performance Professional amateurs (also Pro-Ams or ProAms) is a conceptual term to describe a blurring between the separate distinctions of Professional and Amateur Paraprofessional is a job title given to people in various occupational fields such as education healthcare engineering and law that have obtained a certificate by passing an exam Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States WordNet is a Semantic lexicon for the English language. It groups English words into sets of synonyms called Synsets, provides short general Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. com website).
4. ^ Definition of Terms to Support the ECSA Standards and Procedures System (from the Engineering Council of South Africa)

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