certs from other industries

muon

im just wondering if you guys knew any good certs from other industries? i've heard of a 'food handler's certificate' where you need to get it before you can be a manager of a restaraunt.

its a big and interesting world out there... just wondering if you know of anything else besides IT certs

mikej412

Go to Computer-Based Testing Provider for Certification and Licensure Exams: Pearson VUE (the official exam/test center of Cisco) and hit the locate a test center link.

You can poke around the options there and get an idea about what kinds of proctored exams are available. It looks like there's an exam to take if you want to be a Barber in Florida -- but I'm not sure it's considered a certification.....

Prometric Services: Testing and Assessment is the other major global exam source (and the Official Microsoft exam/test center) and may have some additional choices that only they offer.

There can also be exams/tests administered by various Trade Associations that only has value within the association members or a geography.... etc.

muon

mikej412 wrote: »

Go to Computer-Based Testing Provider for Certification and Licensure Exams: Pearson VUE (the official exam/test center of Cisco) and hit the locate a test center link.

You can poke around the options there and get an idea about what kinds of proctored exams are available. It looks like there's an exam to take if you want to be a Barber in Florida -- but I'm not sure it's considered a certification.....

Prometric Services: Testing and Assessment is the other major global exam source (and the Official Microsoft exam/test center) and may have some additional choices that only they offer.

There can also be exams/tests administered by various Trade Associations that only has value within the association members or a geography.... etc.

awesome.

you know i haven't really figured myself out yet. maybe im a cert whore... maybe im not

JDMurray

There is definitely a type of collector mentality that specifically goes for any and all licensing/certifications that they can. I've known people who have collected licenses ranging from private pilot, contractor, and real estate agent to locksmithing and gun smithing--and for no other reason than just to have them. These people tend to go really crazy when they can find ways to have their business or employer pay for them all.

veritas_libertas

JDMurray wrote: »

These people tend to go really crazy when they can find ways to have their business or employer pay for them all.

My employer deals with this problem by requiring the certification fall under the current job specification.

muon

veritas_libertas wrote: »

My employer deals with this problem by requiring the certification fall under the current job specification.

you can always make some kind of crazy argument like, "what if the door to my office is locked and i don't have a key?" time for me to get a locksmith cert!

Fugazi1000

muon wrote: »

you can always make some kind of crazy argument like, "what if the door to my office is locked and i don't have a key?" time for me to get a locksmith cert!

I always think of this cartoon when I hear of that mindset...

http://www.justinbuist.org/blog/images/dilbert_certified.gif

Paul Boz

JDMurray wrote: »

There is definitely a type of collector mentality that specifically goes for any and all licensing/certifications that they can. I've known people who have collected licenses ranging from private pilot, contractor, and real estate agent to locksmithing and gun smithing--and for no other reason than just to have them. These people tend to go really crazy when they can find ways to have their business or employer pay for them all.

There's a reason why I'm trying to do five SANS certs in 18 months