Professional services: Difference between revisions

'''Professional services''' are occupations in the [[service sector]] requiring special training in the arts or sciences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oft.gov.uk/OFTwork/financial-and-professional/professional-services/|archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140402142426/http://www.oft.gov.uk/OFTwork/financial-and-professional/professional-services/ |archive-date=2 April 2014 |title=Professional services |publisher=The Office of Fair Trading |access-date=25 August 2013}}</ref> Some professional services, such as [[architect]]s, [[accountant]]s, [[engineer]]s, [[physician|doctor]]s, [[lawyer]]s, and [[teachers]], require the practitioner to hold professional degrees or licenses and possess specific skills. Other professional services involve providing specialist business support to businesses of all sizes and in all sectors; this can include [[tax advice]], supporting a company with accounting, [[IT services],[[Public Relations services]] or [[management consulting|providing management advice]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pwc.co.uk/government-public-sector/issues/higher-apprenticeships-what-are-professional-services.jhtml |title=What are professional services? |publisher=PwC |access-date=25 August 2013}}</ref>