RE: [TCP] certification (was: ranting STC)

["Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>]

You're saying that it's the TW *managers* who need to possess a
quantifiable skill set? And that this skill set applies to TW managers
in hardware, software, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, military,
regulatory, scientific...?

OK, John, what items go in that skill set?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Posada
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 11:51 AM
> To: Gene Kim-Eng; TECHWR-L
> Subject: Re: [TCP] certification (was: ranting STC)
> 
> ...your manager comes to you and says "Gene...we just borged a
> company, they're 1500 miles from here, and I need you to hire a
> person who can run that group...they have seven writers, one editor,
> and one tech illustrator, but the existing manager has left...
> 
> ... Keep in mind that this is 1500 miles from you, wouldn't it help 
> you if you could include in your search technical writing 
> professionals who at least according to an independent certifying 
> agency have a wide range of a defined set of skills and you know 
> what those skills are?
> 

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