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Guys...being certified in anything is not a free ride. You must know your
stuff...in fact, you must know it better.
Certification is not the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval which would open
doors for anything that slightly resembles technical writing, you must
maintain your skills and update them every year
In addition, maybe there would be different ones;
Software (SWTC)
Skills: languages, SLC, process, security, etc.
Hardware (HWTC)
Skills: engineering principles, manufacturing principles, mechanical
principles, safety, etc.
Instructional (ITC)
Skills: how people learn, human factors, etc.
Microsoft has the MCSE. To get that, you need to pass a certain number of
core tracks, then based on what you want to do, can pick X tracks from a
selection that applies to your area. Same could be done with this. Certify a
core set, then pick from a list of tracks oriented to your specialty. They
could include Proposal, Marcom, Government, etc.
Nobody said it would be easy. Good things never are.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
Barnes&Noble.com
jposada -at- book -dot- com
NY: 212-414-6656
Dayton: 732-438-3372
Although she lives with seven other men, she's not easy.
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From: John Posada [mailto:JPosada -at- book -dot- com]
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 12:50 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: Certification (was: Re: Hostility Towards Whatever)
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