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That's just off of my head (and off the whiteboard on my wall). We have a lot of T-Shapes in this world, and an awful lot of Venn Diagrams just between the people on this thread. I'm curious: How does one create a certification for that? How many "paths" are there? And I don't mean to offend anyone, but how can we go about creating certification when we have yet to get a clear understanding in the world as to what job descriptions should look like for the roles in the profession, and in many cases, a career path is largely undefined for our people? Ronnie Batista is the UPA person in charge of looking at a certification program. I kind of wish he was here for a point-counterpoint on this stuff. I'm not saying I agree or disagree, but I mostly sway toward disagree because I haven't heard a compelling way that makes UX not really sound like "all of a project process" just yet. Just my nickel. --Russ On Jan 31, 2012, at 2:22 PM, Joe Lamantia wrote: > I don't agree with any of those four assumptions - strong indicator, not now, > traps a field, and always indices stasis - but eather than dig into what > could easily devolve, I'd say the question to answer is whether or not > there's reason to offer certification from the IAI. It could be a very > tangible service the institute provides, encouraging membership, generating > revenue, etc. > > If we know what makes a good candidate (how else are we hiring...?), and what > makes a good certification (how else do we know the others haven't > worked...?), what's to prevent bringing those perspectives to bear in shaping > a useful certification? > > Thinking very practically, in an era of rising demand for UX that outstrips > candidates, certification in UX of some kind could play that same role the > certification in other fields often plays - enabling people to facilitate a > transition from one career / role / etc. to another by demonstrating their > investment and effort. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 31, 2012, at 2:02 PM, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yeah, but it's a pretty strong indicator and it certainly shouldn't be done >> *now* or we'll trap a rapidly changing and developing field in the stasis >> that always follows certification. >> >> Katie >> -------------------------------------- >> Katie Albers >> User Experience & Social Media Strategist >> Founder, Principal Consultant - http://www.firstthought.com >> [email protected] >> 800 503 0732 (voice mail) >> 323 309 6036 (cell) >> ============================= >> >> On Jan 31, 2012, at 7:39 AM, Joe Lamantia wrote: >> >> Hmm. Just because it hasn't been done well, doesn't mean it's not a good >> idea... >> >> >> On Jan 31, 2012, at 5:06 AM, Bye Richard wrote: >> >>> +3 for the "certification not helpful" vote. >>> >>> As a hiring manager for UX roles in London, I've never found certification >>> to be a reliable indicator of candidate suitability. >>> >>> Richard >>> >>> Richard Bye >>> Senior Ergonomist >>> Network Rail >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adrian >>> Howard >>> Sent: 31 January 2012 09:46 >>> To: UX Management >>> Subject: Re: [Ux-Management] The C Word (was: Salary Survey to be released >>> soon) >>> >>> >>> On 31 Jan 2012, at 00:30, chris chandler wrote: >>> >>>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Christian Crumlish <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I don't see how certification would help me. (Not feeling berserk, >>>>> just think the problem isn't determining who's qualified but a simple >>>>> dearth of people compared to the number of funded problems out >>>>> there.) >>>> >>>> +1 to Christian's point. >>> >>> +2 Certification has never helped me when I've been hiring in domains where >>> it exists. I don't see it helping me hire UX folk. Especially when our >>> discipline is changing so rapidly. >>> >>> Adrian >>> -- >>> http://quietstars.com [email protected] twitter.com/adrianh >>> t. +44 (0)7752 419080 skype adrianjohnhoward del.icio.us/adrianh >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Join the IA Institute and help build an international network sharing IA >>> and UX related resources. 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