Re. Certification based on experience

[Geoff Hart <geoff-h -at- MTL -dot- FERIC -dot- CA>]

     James Perkins raised an interesting point in his discussion of
     certification. In his example, an Australian psychologist can become
     certified without actually practicing, and herein lies the key: as
     several techwhirlers have noted, the letters after your name aren't as
     important as the letters that you've put on the printed page and sent
     to an audience.

     If "we" ever do decide to go with certification, this strikes me as
     the way to go: a testimonial from your supervisor and colleagues, to
     prove that you've been doing real work, for a real audience, and that
     the audience really benefitted from the value you added. (Yes, this is
     simplistic and prone to abuse, but it's a starting point. Perhaps some
     form of audit to confirm that the testimonial is real.)

     Comments?

     --Geoff Hart    #8^{)}
     geoff-h -at- mtl -dot- feric -dot- ca

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