Certificate Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
A certificate is an official document affirming some fact. For example, a birth certificate testifies to basic facts regarding a person's birth. A certificate may also certify that a person has received specific education or has passed a test.In computing and especially computer security and cryptography, the word certificate generally refers to a digital identity certificate also known as a public key certificate.
A certificate, in addition to certifying that someone has passed a test or reached a specific standard of knowledge may also be the name of an actual award.
In many countries, certificate is a qualification attained in secondary education. For instance students in the Republic of Ireland sit the Junior Certificate and follow it with the Leaving Certificate. Similarly other countries have awards, for instance, in Australia the Higher School Certificate (HSC) in New South Wales, the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) in Victoria, etc., is the examination taken on completion of secondary education.
In many countries, certificates are qualifications in higher education. For example, in Ireland, the National Certificate (which is soon to be replaced by the "Higher Certificate".) In Australia, a certificate is a qualification offered by a university or other higher education provider which is shorter than a degree or diploma. These have the titles Certificate (at an undergraduate level), Graduate Certificate (at an undergraduate level, but requiring the completion of a prior undergraduate degree for admission) and Postgraduate Certificate (at a postgraduate level).As an academic award