Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Qualifizierung
English translation:
Appraisal
Added to glossary by
Louise Gough
Feb 20, 2011 12:49
13 yrs ago
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German term
United Kingdom
Qualifizierung
German to English
Bus/Financial
Human Resources
"Das Rückkehrgespräch dient nicht der Qualifizierung eines Mitarbeiters. Ziel ist es, wo sinnvoll, gemeinsame Massnahmen einzuleiten."
The above sentence appears at the top of two forms used by management to prepare for interviews with staff who have been absent from work for some reason or other, as part of its absence management system, with a view to finding ways of preventing future absences. These forms are entitled "Rückkehrgespräch" (return to work interview) and ""Fehlzeitengespräch" (Absence interview).
I have interpreted "Qualifizierung" here as something along the lines of "assessment of the suitability or performance of an employee", i.e. it is not something the employee has to complete before being allowed to continue in their post, but am not sure if I have understood this correctly. Any ideas welcome!
The above sentence appears at the top of two forms used by management to prepare for interviews with staff who have been absent from work for some reason or other, as part of its absence management system, with a view to finding ways of preventing future absences. These forms are entitled "Rückkehrgespräch" (return to work interview) and ""Fehlzeitengespräch" (Absence interview).
I have interpreted "Qualifizierung" here as something along the lines of "assessment of the suitability or performance of an employee", i.e. it is not something the employee has to complete before being allowed to continue in their post, but am not sure if I have understood this correctly. Any ideas welcome!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | Appraisal |
Penny Hewson (X)
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| 3 +2 | evaluation |
Ramey Rieger (X)
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| 3 | the aim of the interview is non-judgemental (here) |
British Diana
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| 3 | performance or qualification evaluation |
TechLawDC
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References
| Qualifizierung |
British Diana
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Proposed translations
+2
1 hr
Selected
Appraisal
I wonder if this is what is meant in these circumstances
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Helen Shiner
: It isn't part of any formal appraisal system
26 mins
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| agree |
Sarah Bessioud
18 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This seems to work best in this context - many thanks."
+2
9 mins
evaluation
I think it implies that there is no judgement involved, so the workers needn't fear for their jobs when the talk takes place.
1 hr
British Diana
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
enthusiast
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English, English to German, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
the aim of the interview is non-judgemental (here)
Please see my other entries
1 hr
performance or qualification evaluation
it is not in the nature of a performance or qualification evaluation.
("performance evaluation" and "qualification evaluation" are highly idiomatic human resources terms.)
("evaluation" by itself is too vague. Of course, there is an evaluation of the absence involved -- that is the entire purpose of the interview.)
("performance evaluation" and "qualification evaluation" are highly idiomatic human resources terms.)
("evaluation" by itself is too vague. Of course, there is an evaluation of the absence involved -- that is the entire purpose of the interview.)
Reference comments
1 hr
British Diana
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
enthusiast
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, English to German, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Reference:
Qualifizierung
Oberbegriff für Maßnahmen zum Aufbau, Erhalt und Ausbau von Fähigkeiten und Fertigkeiten, die zur Bewältigung beruflicher Anforderungen notwendig sind. Qualifizierungen finden im Rahmen der betrieblichen Sozialisation statt.
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-02-20 14:05:18 GMT)
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Possibly this is a slightly different meaning from that of our term?
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-02-20 14:05:18 GMT)
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Possibly this is a slightly different meaning from that of our term?
Discussion
Here I think the "Qualifikationsblatt" is being used synonomously for evaluation, and I rather suspect that in contrast to this type of thing the interview is supposed to be non-judgemental.