Are there rules over using 公認/alternative words to translate the names of professional qualifications using "Certified" in English?


Foreign professional qualifications that are well known have accepted
translations. For example:

  * US Certified Public Accountant, CPA, is 米国公認会計士、which is close to the Japanese equivalent. 
  * Chartered Accountant (the equivalent of a CPA in the UK, Canada and other Commonwealth countries) is 著許会計士. The kanji chosen here refer to the Royal charters under which the various CA qualifications were created. 

As for "private" qualifications (ie those not recognised in law)that have
"Certified" in their original English names:

  * Some use 公認 (eg Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) =公認財務アナリスト), 
  * Others do not (eg Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) = 不正検査士)

I am asking because there are some newer "private" qualifications that are
known but have not yet been passed by many Japanese and based on my research
do not have a commonly accepted Japenese translation:Can one use 公認 to be
consistent with the English name?

(One example of these would be the "Certified Financial Risk Manager" set by
an organisation called GARP (<http://www.garp.org/frm/frm-
program.aspx?gclid=CLe78tKBx7wCFVDLtAodiGsAVQ>), one could just say
ファイナンシャル・リスク・マネジャー, to be consistent with the initials (FRM), but 公認 would be
more consistent with the English name.)




Depending on the situation, you can use 認定資格. Perhaps for a private
certification, this is more appropriate.

(A related term to keep in mind is 認証. But it has a different nuance so does
not apply in this situation, necessarily.)

E.g.

「AdWords 認定資格」 is a Google-certified accreditation ([Google Partners
page](https://support.google.com/partners/answer/3154326?hl=ja))

「オートデスク認定資格」 is a Autodesk-certified accreditation ([Autodesk
page](http://www.myautodesk.jp/certification/AutoCADuser/index.html))

