qualifizierte

Qualifizierte is a German adjective and past participle form derived from the verb qualifizieren, meaning to qualify. It translates as "qualified" and is used to describe people or things that possess the necessary qualifications, credentials, or skills for a task or role. As an attributive adjective it appears in phrases such as qualifizierte Fachkraft (qualified skilled worker) or qualifizierte Bewerber (qualified applicants). In predicative use one can say Er ist qualifiziert (he is qualified). The form qualifizierte must be declined according to gender, number, and case; for example eine qualifizierte Person, zwei qualifizierte Mitarbeiter, die qualifizierte Fachkraft. In plural usage without a definite article, it can appear as qualifizierte Fachkräfte. In some contexts qualifizierte can also be treated as a nominalized plural noun: die Qualifizierten, referring to the qualified people as a group.

Etymology and scope: qualifizieren comes from the Latin qualificare, via French qualifier, and entered German with meanings related to determining or confirming credentials. The term is common in employment, education, and certification contexts, where it signals that someone has completed necessary training, education, or licensing. Related terms include Qualifikation (qualification), qualifiziert (the participle used as an adjective in different forms), and hochqualifiziert (highly qualified). Qualifizierte is often found in job descriptions and HR communications, where it designates personnel with recognized credentials, as opposed to unqualifiziert or unqualifizierte Arbeitskräfte (unskilled workers).