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Subject:Re: Technical writing as a trade From:Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> To:"Porrello, Leonard" <lporrello -at- illumina -dot- com> Date:Tue, 1 Nov 2011 09:37:32 -0700
I don''t see the issue as "can or can't," but rather one of "for what?"
To compare with the PE license (since it's the other certification process
with which I am most familiar), is a "certified technical writer" like a
Professional Engineer? If so, how can we have a single certification
compared to the PE, which is specialized by discipline (mechanical,
electrical, chemical, civil, etc. engineering)?
Or is being a "certified technical writer" more like being an Engineer in
Training, which means you've gotten down the basics and are now ready to
learn more in order to become a useful specialist?
Certification needs to tell prospective employers and clients something
they can rely upon to help them select professional that will meet their
requirements, and I'm still not sure I see anything in this version of it
that's going to do me any good as a hiring manager, much less as a writer.
But if it's going to be done they have to start somewhere.
Gene Kim-Eng
On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 9:03 AM, Porrello, Leonard <lporrello -at- illumina -dot- com>wrote:
> To the contrary, I do think technical writers can be certified.
>
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