Re: STC certification: what's in it for tech writers?

[Steven Jong <stevefjong -at- comcast -dot- net>]

Janice Gelb wrote:

> AS others have already pointed out, I find it hard to imagine how
> one could create a reasonable certification test or set of assessments
> for all technical communicators when the field covers such a wide
> range of working conditions, knowledge requirements, and skills.

Janice, that question was originally posed by Ken Cook in 1982 as a challenge to certification, and I posted the question and our answer as part of this discussion.

We have tried to make the certification as broad as possible within technical communication. Dan Wise was on the Certification Task Force, our predecessor group, and helped shape it with editing in mind.  If you'd care to download  the candidate instructions, I would be very interested in your thoughts on how much they are, or how they could be more, applicable to technical editors.

                -- Steve

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STC Certification Commission
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