Saturday, June 18, 2011

WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ?

Traditional professions requiring professional education include law, medicine and theology. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics also lists teachers, engineers, computer and mathematical specialists and architects among today's professional occupations.

HOW WE CAN IDENTIFY PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ?

 According to the Harvard Business School article ,professional education should have...

(1) A common body of knowledge based upon an organized system of learning and instruction.

(2) A system that certifies individuals who possess such knowledge before being licensed or allowed to practice;

(3) publicly avowing or professing to use specialized knowledge for the community.

(4) A code of ethics, with substantial self-regulation.

TIME FRAME FOR THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

The time it takes to receive a professional education depends upon the profession. To become a doctor, it typically takes four years of premed to earn a bachelor's degree, four years to graduate from medical school, and as much as four years of internship, depending upon the medical specialty.