Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
combinatiefunctionarissen
English translation:
Professionals in combined jobs/Cross-discipline professionals
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MoiraB
Aug 27, 2011 11:38
12 yrs ago
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Dutch term
combinatiefunctionarissen
Dutch to English
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation
This post is being created as part of the Dutch government's efforts to encourage young people to take more exercise. 'Combination officials' doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. Perhaps dual something or others? The term is quite widespread on Dutch sites but I can't track down any translation of it.
Kinderen sporten te weinig op school. Daarom wil het ministerie van VWS naschoolse sportactiviteiten stimuleren. Hiervoor is samenwerking nodig tussen sportverenigingen en (brede) scholen, de opvang en de wijk.
Spil hier zijn ‘combinatiefunctionarissen’. Dit zijn werknemers die in 2 of meer sectoren werken: onderwijs, sport en/ of cultuur. Zij zorgen voor samenwerking tussen scholen en sportverenigingen. Zo maken meer jongeren kennis met sportverenigingen en kunnen scholen meer sport aanbieden.
Onder de naam ‘Impuls brede scholen’ wil het ministerie dat in 2012 2.500 fulltime combinatiefunctionarissen aan de slag zijn.
Kinderen sporten te weinig op school. Daarom wil het ministerie van VWS naschoolse sportactiviteiten stimuleren. Hiervoor is samenwerking nodig tussen sportverenigingen en (brede) scholen, de opvang en de wijk.
Spil hier zijn ‘combinatiefunctionarissen’. Dit zijn werknemers die in 2 of meer sectoren werken: onderwijs, sport en/ of cultuur. Zij zorgen voor samenwerking tussen scholen en sportverenigingen. Zo maken meer jongeren kennis met sportverenigingen en kunnen scholen meer sport aanbieden.
Onder de naam ‘Impuls brede scholen’ wil het ministerie dat in 2012 2.500 fulltime combinatiefunctionarissen aan de slag zijn.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | Cross discipline professionals |
Clair Richards
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| 4 | All-rounder |
Johan Venter
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| 4 | interdisciplinary officials |
Menno Aartsen (X)
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| 3 | multiple-employed persons |
Barend van Zadelhoff
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| 3 | extra-mural activities coordinator |
Tina Vonhof (X)
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Proposed translations
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Cross discipline professionals
Cross discipline professionals or multi discipline professionals.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This is a good option, though after posting I happened to come across a VWS report "De kracht van sport", also available in English, which talks about "combined jobs" and "professionals in combined jobs": "I [VWS Minister] intend to rely particularly on ‘combined jobs’ to achieve this, by which I mean roles in which professionals work part of the time in sport and part of the time elsewhere, such as in education." I prefer to use the term that VWS itself has devised. Thanks, everyone."
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Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Netherlands
TR is the most intimate act of reading.
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English, Dutch
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multiple-employed persons
perhaps 'multiple-employed persons'
key figures are here multiple-employed persons, that is, employees who work ...
key figures are here multiple-employed persons, that is, employees who work ...
Peer comment(s):
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Willem Wunderink
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Dank je wel, Willem.
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philgoddard
: Sorry, but this doesn't work in this context.
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This would seem to me too bold an assertion. I would say it is at least an option.
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Johan Venter
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Native in English
Works in field
Czech Republic
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All-rounder
I think this term was first used in cricket (a player that does well in batting and bowling), but it is also quite common in disciplines outside of cricket (at least in nations where cricket is a/the national sport).
This definition is taken from dictionary.com:
all-round·er [awl-roun-der] Show IPA
noun
a person of great versatility or wide-ranging skills: The job needs an all-rounder who knows sales, accounting, and something about computers.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/all rounder
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Note added at 4 hrs (2011-08-27 16:09:53 GMT)
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Here are a few more relevant refs (there are many from Australia, but also a significant few from the UK)
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http://www.sholl.com.au/attachments/careers_office_all_round...
http://www.freeindex.co.uk/job(internal-sales-admin-office-a...
This definition is taken from dictionary.com:
all-round·er [awl-roun-der] Show IPA
noun
a person of great versatility or wide-ranging skills: The job needs an all-rounder who knows sales, accounting, and something about computers.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/all rounder
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Note added at 4 hrs (2011-08-27 16:09:53 GMT)
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Here are a few more relevant refs (there are many from Australia, but also a significant few from the UK)
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http://www.sholl.com.au/attachments/careers_office_all_round...
http://www.freeindex.co.uk/job(internal-sales-admin-office-a...
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extra-mural activities coordinator
Granted, I cannot find confirmation of this but it is a new type of job that may require a new name. Extramural activities is a well-known term for activities made available by the school that take place outside (and usually after) school. This can be sports, art classes, extra languages, etc. It seems logical then to call the person who sets up these activities and provides liaison between the school and other sectors a coordinator.
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interdisciplinary officials
If we don't want to get into the specific way Dutch government creates "functionaries", I think the generic function would be "interdisciplinary", a well documented term, and a "functionaris" would have to be an "official", in my book. I hesitated about the possibility of "multidisciplinary", eventjes.
Example sentence:
The government has now appointed interdisciplinary officials to help stimulate interest in physical activities among sedentary pupils.
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