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Subject:Another certification survey--would you do it? From:Chris Hamilton <chamilton -at- GR -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 17 Jun 1997 07:01:49 -0500
Let's say the following certification program were put in place this
year (THIS IS ENTIRELY HYPOTHETICAL.):
-- run by STC
-- based on passing an exam. You pass, you're a CTC.
-- STC sells study aids
-- the test costs $400 and can be taken one Saturday every other month
someplace near you (let's say within an hour's drive)
-- you must be recertified every 5 years
-- STC is studying whether it should make membership conditional on
passing the certification test within a year of joining
Would you get certified? If you don't want to clog up the list with
simple yes or no answers, send them to me.
Chris
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Chris Hamilton, Technical Writer
Greenbrier & Russel
847.330.4146
chamilton -at- gr -dot- com
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