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Id ESLPod_0730_CN
Episode Id ESLPod 730
Episode Title Waiting For Exam Results
Title Professions Requiring Continuing Education
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For many "professions" (jobs; fields of work), graduating college with a degree is all that is necessary to begin work. Some professions, however, require the passing of an exam.

For example, "accountants," people whose job is to keep and examine financial information and accounts, must pass an exam to be "certified" (officially recognized) as an accountant allowed to do certain types of financial tasks. "Lawyers," people whose job it is to do legal work, must pass a "bar exam" before he or she can do certain types of legal work.

Beyond passing an exam, many of these same professionals are required to get "continuing education." "Continuing education" is formal study required by the government or a professional licensing organization after one has already started working in a profession. These professionals must receive a certain amount and/or type of continuing education every year or at regular "intervals" (periods of time that has the same amount of time in between, such as every two years or every six months).

The idea behind continuing education is to make sure that people in these professions stay "up to date" (knowledgeable about current events and the latest improvements) about laws, "regulations" (rules), and "developments" (new information and improvements) in their field. These requirements "differ" (are different; are not the same) from state to state, but most require "documentation" (official papers) "verifying" (officially showing) that someone has completed a certain number of "credit hours," or hours of a course or training. Many schools or organizations providing this training are "private" (not government run), but that have received permission from a government agency or an official organization to provide training or education.

Topics Daily Life | Education

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