Certification
Certification is the process of ascertaining someone or something with an official document showing approval or achievement.
Definitions
According to Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining by Michael R. Carrell and Christina Heavrin (10th edition),
- Certification. The determination by the National Labor Relations Board that a union represents the employees' free choice and therefore that the union can become the official bargaining agent for a bargaining unit.
According to the HRBoK Guide,
- Certification. A procedure to grant an official designation. Confirmation of specific achievements or characteristics given by an authority, usually by issuing a certificate or diploma after a test.
Related concepts
- Labor relations. The systematic study of attitudes, motivations, and behaviors which two or more job-market actors assume toward each another.
