RE: [TCP] certification (was: ranting STC)

[Chris Borokowski <athloi -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

I see an additional advantage: it lets people get
generalized degrees, like English or Computer Science,
and then specialize later.

--- Damien Braniff <Damien -dot- Braniff -at- asg -dot- com> wrote:

> On the certification front I see two benefits (for
> different groups):
> 
> 1	At the lower end (newbie/little experience) it
> could be used by
> somebody to show that they have the 'basics' -
> basically people who, as
> yet, don't have the experience/portfolio to show
> they can do the job.
> 
> 2	At the higher end (experienced writers) I'd see
> specialist
> modules (basic stuff already there) that related to
> specific
> jobs/industries etc - project management, QA,
> Usability, Telecomms etc.
> 
> I'd guess John is coming from point (2) and that's
> probably what would
> be of interest to most on this list. But, if in
> place, new people to the
> profession would have a 'path' from newbie onwards.
> I don't see it as
> the be all and end all. If I was recruiting a new
> writer it would be
> just one factor in the decision process.
> 
> 
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