Qualified vs Prepared - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between qualified and prepared

is that qualified is meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position while prepared is willing.

is that qualified is past tense of qualify while prepared is past tense of prepare.

(en adjective)

Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.

Restricted or limited by conditions.

Assuming that I have all the information, my qualified opinion is that your plan will work.

* unqualified

(head)

(qualify)

(en adjective)

Willing.

The journalist interviewed an eye-witness who was not prepared to disclose his identity.

(head)

(prepare)