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I am not fond of licensing. As professionals, we have degrees and certification
programs already available. When I decided to pursue a career in technical
writing, I went back to school to get a technical writing certificate (I
already had a BA degree). I continued my education by reading, attending
STC conferences, joining STC, etc.
For those who might not have this option, perhaps STC could provide
a certification exam, but I wouldn't require it of all writers/communicators...
