professionalization

• professionalisation

From professionalize + -ation.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹəˌfɛʃn̩əlʌɪˈzeɪʃən/

professionalization (countable and uncountable, plural professionalizations)

1. The act or process of professionalizing, or becoming professional. [from 20th c.]
   • 2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin, published 2013, page 64:

     Their relative success formalized the idea of law enforcement for payment, and helped accelerate the professionalization of policing.