[TCP] certification (was: ranting STC

[Damien Braniff]

Dan wrote:

'Did you read the paragraph, "General description," on p. 9? It clearly
excludes some of the skilled and experienced technical writers on this
list (and the TCP list, too).'

How so? It's Friday afternoon here so my brain's already moving into
weekend mode :-)

It says about TWers:

  They're the interface between product and user; user advocates
  Work for manufacturers yet try to meet user needs
  Ensure products are used effectively, safely etc
  Analyse product... (effectively user/task analysis)
  Analyse specifications... (OK if you're lucky!)
  Develop docs to help users enjoy... (maybe not the word!)
  Have to be well trained and educated in competencies...
 
While maybe a bit 'academic' I don't see how it would exclude anyone
from this list. We are all well trained aren't we? :-)