RE: Technical Writing Certificate

[Fred Ridder <docudoc -at- hotmail -dot- com>]

Julie Stickler wrote:


> I've worked with enough mediocre writers to agree, but we all know
> from past discussions that we can't agree on what a certificate would
> entail since technical writing is such a broad field.
> 
> And I do have a certificate from my tech writing program, which I get
> to list on my resume. And locally the program has a good reputation
> and enough active alumni that it bears some weight and might even get
> my foot in the door some places.


As has been pointed out nearly every time this recurring thread reappears, certification is *NOT* the same thing as a certificate. Conflating the two just further muddles a discussion that will never be resolved on this list. 

 

Curmudgeonly yours,

Fred Ridder

 

 
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