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Subject:Re: Certification Redux From:Chris Hamilton <chamilton -at- GR -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 17 Jun 1997 12:22:33 -0500
So, Bill--
It's it your contention then that outside the determination of a
certification board, there is no valid or relevant determination of
quality in technical communication or technical communicators?
Chris
Bill DuBay wrote:
>
> Arlen,
> Aren't objective standards important here? It is quite possible that your
> work stinks, yet you and your employer both think it is grand. Getting some
> way of more objectively identifying and evaluating skills is why every
> professional organization has certification. Even us.
>
> Bill DuBay
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Greenbrier & Russel
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chamilton -at- gr -dot- com
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