italiano · B1 · vocabulary · 4 minutes
Education and skills
Describe courses, assessment, qualifications, and work experience.
Understand the choice
Education vocabulary varies across systems, so the accompanying verb matters. An exam is taken or passed, an assignment submitted, a skill acquired, and an internship completed.
Core rule: Seguire un corso, sostenere/superare un esame, consegnare un compito, and acquisire competenze are standard combinations.
Notice it in context
Questo corso sviluppa competenze pratiche attraverso un progetto finale.
This course develops practical skills through a final project.
Corso is subject; competenze is plural object; attraverso gives the means.
Devo consegnare il compito prima dell’esame.
I must submit the assignment before the exam.
Compito and esame define the assessment sequence.
Il tirocinio completa la formazione e migliora le competenze.
The internship completes training and improves skills.
Tirocinio links experience to formazione and competenze.
What to remember
- Sostenere un esame means take it; superarlo means pass it.
- Laurea is a university degree; diploma often a school qualification.
Common trap: Do not assume liceo means college; it is a secondary school type.