Certification in principle is no better, or worse, than academic titles or
degrees.
For a job candidate, it is a means to enhance one's CV by proving that you
were sufficiently interested for attending a course, and smart (or
persistent) enough to complete it successfully.
For employers, it gives some clue about job candidates about which you
know nothing except what is in their resume. Given two candidates that
you don't know, the one with more diplomas has an advantage. It would be
much better if each potential employer could design an examination
specially tailored for his/her needs and make each candidate take the
examination. However, this is expensive for both parties, thus
impractical in most cases.
I used to tell my children: passing "bagrut" does not prove much, but not
passing it does prove something, generally considered negative. This is
the same for certification.
Shalom (Regards), Mati
Bidi Architect
Globalization Center Of Competency - Bidirectional Scripts
IBM Israel
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