Re: Certification--a new concept. Discuss

["T.W. Smith" <techwordsmith -at- gmail -dot- com>]

I guess I don't understand why a tech writing certificate would be
more beneficial in this regard than a certificate that directly
applies to the subject about which the technical writer writes.

On 7/29/05, Lisa M. Bronson <lisa -at- techwr-l -dot- com> wrote:
<snip>
> You do all remember Dick's point, right? :) If not, it was, "We should
> not, in other words, aim for a certificate that says the person who
> possesses it is a _master_ of every related discipline. The certificate
> should be evidence that the individual takes the
> craft/discipline/profession/whatever-you-want-to-call-it seriously."
> 
> Have a good weekend,
> 
> Lisa B.
> P.S. Send me poll suggestions. I bet there's a bunch of them in this
> thread alone!


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