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In particular, the engineering profession may be complicated for the foreigner since there is two types of engineers: those who got an Academic Extent such as Civil Engineers or Armed Forced Politechnical Engineers, and those who are "Ingenieros en Ejecución" (Professional Engineers) which are treated technicians augmented focused to apply the engineering, and completed only four years of study
- They are not able, by law, to authorise plans or drawings like engineers with a point or architects.
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In some countries, such as Australia, a diploma is a specific academic award in affixing to that of Bachelor/Master's/Doctorate |
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| Diplomas are consistently signified by a stole rather than an academic hood, the latter being worn only for those of graduate status |
| A person with a diploma is termed a diplomate. |