The word diploma comes from the Latin "Diploma". Previously in the town of the Greeks it was customary to grant a title to their soldiers, they gave it to them when they graduated, in this certification were their privileges or advantages. It was made of two interlocking bronze plates folded over each other. Because of this, this title is called a diploma, which is a term from the Greek verb diploo: which means to double.
Today, these diplomas are no longer made of bronze or of metal plates bent one over the other. The diplomas certify an achievement achieved, a merit awarded for a stipulated time. But the obvious thing is that diplomas continue to be awarded, because they are already part of us, on different occasions they drive us and animate our phases of life.
So you could say that graduates are non - formal education programs or courses of study not conducive to obtaining titles or academic degrees, which aim to deepen and / or update on specific issues of the area of knowledge. They are structured in modules on specific topics. They are curricularly dynamic, flexible and long enough for the participant to acquire the knowledge imparted. They are presented to satisfy specific needs of contexts such as: social, national and international, but they do not constitute postgraduate study.
In summary, the diplomas are long courses prepared in order to consolidate knowledge in areas where the needs of society warrant it. With the advantage of flexibility due to the various modalities that can be presented to those interested.
