RE: Certification (was: Re: Hostility Towards Whatever)

[John Posada <JPosada -at- book -dot- com>]

Exactly. I accept that right now, it would be a dog with no teeth. However,
part of what STC also needs to do is make it worth something. That's where
in another email, I included that STC needs an outreach program to explain
what it is we do.

John Posada
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>My biggest argument against John and other advocates of certification is
>that I doubt it would carry much weight. Telling somebody you're
>"TW-certified" or "STC-certified" or whatever is likely to be meaningless
>to the person you're telling. 
>

It might be argued that professional certification would raise the 
profile of the field. I've seen the professional association for 
accountants conduct a campaign to promote both that profession and 
certification. Perhaps tech writers would do the same.

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