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specialized personnel
A group of people who are qualified for a specific professional activity through specialized training or university studies.
Für die komplizierte Operation wurde spezialisiertes Fachpersonal benötigt.
Specialized personnel were needed for the complicated operation.
The word is made up of 'Fach' (field/specialty) and 'Personal' (personnel/staff). Here, 'Fach' refers to a specific subject area or professional field. 'Fachpersonal' (specialized personnel) therefore means employees with special qualifications for this field.
Für unsere IT-Abteilung suchen wir dringend weiteres Fachpersonal.
We urgently need additional specialized personnel for our IT department.
'Fachpersonal' (specialized personnel) is a collective term and is almost always used in the singular, even when talking about many people. The verb is also singular. There is no plural form.
In vielen Krankenhäusern fehlt das Fachpersonal an allen Ecken.
Many hospitals are short of specialized personnel everywhere you look.
'Fachpersonal' (specialized personnel) is often combined with adjectives such as 'qualifiziert' (qualified), 'geschult' (trained), or 'kompetent' (competent). Typical verbs are 'einstellen' (to hire), 'suchen' (to look for), 'benötigen' (to need), or 'einsetzen' (to deploy/use).
Nur geschultes Fachpersonal darf diese empfindliche Maschine bedienen.
Only trained specialized personnel may operate this sensitive machine.
expert
'der Experte' and 'das Fachpersonal' both have to do with special professional knowledge. 'Experte' means an individual person who knows a field especially well. 'Fachpersonal', on the other hand, means a group of qualified people, for example in a hospital, a workshop, or a company. Learners may confuse the words because both express professional competence. If you mean a specific person, you are more likely to say 'Experte'. If you mean several trained employees, 'Fachpersonal' is more natural.
Im Krankenhaus kümmert sich das Fachpersonal ruhig um die Patientin.
In the hospital, the specialized personnel calmly take care of the patient.
Im Elektronikmarkt sucht der Kunde einen Experten für Kameras.
In the electronics store, the customer is looking for an expert on cameras.