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Certified Specialist
A certified specialist — the qualification "certified specialist", granted by an educational institution of higher professional education with state accreditation prior to the cessation of training in Russia under programs for preparing certified specialists, is equivalent to the qualification (degree) "specialist"1.
Federal Law No. 232-FZ dated October 24, 2007, "On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation (in Part Pertaining to the Establishment of Levels of Higher Professional Education)" dated October 24, 2007, as amended on November 10, 2009, Article 4, paragraph 5 // RSZ RF. 2007. No. 44. Item 5280. ↩