Centralized Cert Platform

NightShade03

I'm really surprised that this doesn't exist yet (although maybe it does and someone will correct me), but wouldn't it be nice if there was a platform that stored or allowed us to log all of our certifications in a single place. Seems like every vendor has their own portal, own login, etc. Basically they are all storing the same info; cert name, date obtained, date of expiry. Seems like a centralized platform would allow IT pros to create a profile with a single login and post all of their certs. Addons to such a platform might include job postings or a skills matrix (for which certs don't exist or don't apply).

Seems like this would be a nice extension of LinkedIn (or a solid product for an easy M&A)

ccnxjr

You'd think Pearson-Vue would be the natural choice , they handle testing for so many vendors already:
Cisco, Juniper, CompTIA , VMWare and LPI to name a few...

NightShade03

I think part of the problem (especially with my plan) is that many of these orgs have old school environments with no API hooks or web services...makes centralizing info kind of hard

Asif Dasl

www.TechCertRegistry.org

https://techcertregistry.org/durango/do/aboutus

There is the TechCertRegistry, which I signed up for but haven't used since... the website isn't that great but it does something like you describe.

NightShade03

Asif Dasl wrote: »

www.TechCertRegistry.org

https://techcertregistry.org/durango/do/aboutus

There is the TechCertRegistry, which I signed up for but haven't used since... the website isn't that great but it does something like you describe.

lol perfect find....this is a great example of why we need something like this platform. This site's main page looks like it was designed in 1999, it's a non-profit, and the second link produces their site with a Java error and **** (clearly no security). Gotta love it...

Asif Dasl

I didn't get a Java error myself, but agreed it's all over the shop and doesn't included the main certification providers.