professionalization

American  

[pruh-fesh-uhn-uhl-ahyz-ay-shuhn] / prəˈfɛʃ ən əlˌaɪzˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of professionalizing an activity, role, etc.

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Other Word Forms

• deprofessionalization noun
• reprofessionalization noun

Example Sentences

For officers, professionalization meant more training and implied a higher standard of on-the-job conduct.

From Literature

But we also have 18,000 local police forces and myriad state and federal security agencies with different norms and levels of professionalization.

From Washington Post

LSU football coach Brian Kelly tried to employ public scare tactics to warn players against what he considers the professionalization of his sport.

From Washington Post

It was great that the Times covered the latest round in the professionalization of amateur sports so effectively, but the question remains: Under the new regime, will they stay with it?

From Salon

And credentialing programs are sprawling and decentralized, so we should further study their impact on gender inequality before moving toward more wholesale funding or professionalization efforts.

From Slate