The phrase "paper qualifications" is correct and usable in written English.
It is often used to refer to academic qualifications such as degrees, diplomas, and certifications that are usually represented by documents, such as diplomas and certificates. For example, "She was hired for the job based on her excellent paper qualifications in engineering."
The preoccupation with paper qualifications is also contributing to the Neets problem - young people not in education, employment or training.
Rather, it pays for assessors who mainly spend their time in-store observing and accrediting employees' existing skills in order to award paper qualifications.
FE colleges tell me they could do more to help Neets if funding was tied less tightly to the production of paper qualifications.
Critics say that new paper qualifications have raised young people's hopes, but have not led either to university or to a job.
Having sat on innumerable interview panels, I groan as applicants with sound paper qualifications are painfully unable to present themselves in a group, speak well, write clearly, or show simple manners and charm.
The support can vary – from advice on CV writing and job-hunting techniques to practical training so that individuals can turn their workplace experience into paper qualifications to impress potential new employers.
The first is that students do not walk away with an internationally recognised paper qualification.
Even now, it is not a million miles from the official attitude to anything that doesn't involve an economically useful skill and a paper qualification.
It was also indicative that societal preference for paper qualification, lack of positive self concept, lack of effective study skills, inadequate preparation andlaziness are some of the causes of examination malpractice among university students.
Yes, it is possible that someone with superior on-paper qualifications was overlooked in the search, and that may seem unfair to you.
The first chapter was a revised version of the "Conspiracy Theories" paper, with several qualifications added and with Vermeule's name removed.
