kunnskapsoppdatering

English translation: continuing professional development

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Norwegian term or phrase:kunnskapsoppdatering
English translation:continuing professional development
Entered by: Thilo Reinhard

07:48 Feb 3, 2011
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Medical: Health Care / Foundation document
Norwegian term or phrase: kunnskapsoppdatering
This is the final sentence in the articles of association for a foundation:

Videre skal stiftelsen sikre videreutvikling av verktøyene og *kunnskapsoppdatering* innenfor sitt virksomhetsområde slik at verktøyene og metodene bygger på nyeste kunnskap og møter brukerens og samfunnets behov i takt med den teknologiske, samfunnsmessige og kunnskapsmessige utviklingen.
Thilo Reinhard
Local time: 15:40
continuing education
Explanation:
Continuing education (CE) is common within several professions. Licensed attorneys are required to complete a certain number of CLE (continuing legal eduction) units and report them in order to maintain the license to practice law. My (Minnesota) requirements are 45 units every three years. Doctors/physicians have similar (CME - continuing medical education) requirements to maintain their licenses.
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Hans Wang
Local time: 09:40
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Thanks! Your answer led me to "continuing professional development".
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Summary of answers provided
4updating of knowledge
TechLawDC
3knowledge update
Anna Grynfeld Smith
3continuing education
Hans Wang


  

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knowledge update


Explanation:
See the example sentence from a similar context.

Example sentence(s):
  • They need to have a strong propensity towards building close relationships based on knowledge update, information sharing, and patient-centric as well as other developmental activities.

    Reference: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/214328.php
Anna Grynfeld Smith
Switzerland
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updating of knowledge


Explanation:
Further, the foundation shall provide for (or ensure) further development of tools and updating of knowledge ...
(This means essentially the acquisition of the latest knowledge in the relevant subjects.)

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Note added at 12 mins (2011-02-03 08:01:34 GMT)
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Critical learning: Bicultural Community Health Workers' views on ...
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of 2004, the foundation will announce new funding priorities to guide its .... How do we best address the need for continual updating of knowledge about ...
www.bcbsmnfoundation.org/objects/.../mbc2_critical_learning...

TechLawDC
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2 days 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
continuing education


Explanation:
Continuing education (CE) is common within several professions. Licensed attorneys are required to complete a certain number of CLE (continuing legal eduction) units and report them in order to maintain the license to practice law. My (Minnesota) requirements are 45 units every three years. Doctors/physicians have similar (CME - continuing medical education) requirements to maintain their licenses.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuing_medical_education
Hans Wang
Local time: 09:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 8
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