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Subject:Re[2]: Are We Certifiable? :) From:"Walker, Arlen P" <Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- JCI -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 17 Jun 1997 11:32:21 -0500
I do, however, have an argument if certification is
something that would be promoted as *the* measure
of technical writers and that tech writers without
certification are not competent.
From what I gather, it's to be promoted as *a* measure of competence, which
will have the effect of casting some FUD at all those who are not
certified. ("This one's certified. This other one's got a great portfolio,
but he's not certified. I wonder why he failed?")
So while it won't be promoted as an indicator of incompetence, it will
certainly have that effect.
Have fun,
Arlen
Chief Managing Director In Charge, Department of Redundancy Department
DNRC 224
Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- JCI -dot- Com
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