The phrase "and a solid understanding" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing knowledge or comprehension of a subject, often in educational or professional contexts.
Example: "To succeed in this field, you need both practical experience and a solid understanding of the underlying principles."
Alternatives: "and a strong grasp" or "and a thorough comprehension".
Home says that proficiency at the job takes a specific kind of individual: "A good credit controller needs to have excellent customer service skills coupled with a methodical approach, confident manner and a solid understanding of the business.
Home says: "Ideally, previous experience should mirror your own client base, so if you deal purely with other businesses then any potential employee should have experience of B2B accounts and a solid understanding of UK late-payment legislation.
The key to virtualizing more demanding workloads today is simply proper planning and a solid understanding of the technology.
Ideally children should get a good grounding in English teaching literature and creative writing alongside grammar and punctuation, maths which they will use in the real world and a solid understanding of the sciences.
And a solid understanding of English -- the modern "lingua franca" of science and business -- is now demanded in more than 40% of all job ads, says a recently published survey from the Higher Education Information System HISS).
Without access to the videotapes and photographs -- and a solid understanding of the scope of the abuse to which he was subjected at Guantánamo -- the processes of accountability are undermined, and the prospects for changing inappropriate policies are limited.
It includes a section on how consent should be handled when engaging in these acts with other players that notes that "such topics should be handled with care and with a solid understanding of what your group can and wants to handle at the table".
Understand the key questions that were addressed and get a solid understanding of the key concepts.
Finally healthy in training camp this year, and with a solid understanding of the offense, Everett moved up to No. 2 on the depth chart behind Robert Royal.
He's remarkably candid and has a solid understanding of politics on the local level.
The majority of participants obtained the correct knowledge, and had a solid understanding for the RRS.
