Accredited Certifications

paul78

I've been reading about ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024 and I noticed that a lot of organizations offer certifications. But most have never been accredited to meet ISO standards.

I was curious if people here felt if the lack of ISO compliance for a certification detracts from the perceived value of the certification.

I suspect that ISO compliance probably doesn't matter when it comes to certifications. I am guessing that most people probably don't even realize that there is such a thing as a certification which is ISO 17024 compliant.

The list of accredited certifications and sponsoring organization is here: https://www.ansica.org/wwwversion2/outside/ALLdirectoryListing.asp?menuID=2&prgID=201&status=4

badrottie

paul78 wrote: »

I've been reading about ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024 and I noticed that a lot of organizations offer certifications. But most have never been accredited to meet ISO standards.

I was curious if people here felt if the lack of ISO compliance for a certification detracts from the perceived value of the certification.

I suspect that ISO compliance probably doesn't matter when it comes to certifications. I am guessing that most people probably don't even realize that there is such a thing as a certification which is ISO 17024 compliant.

The only certifications that really make an effort to become ANSI/ISO/IEC compliant are ones which are typically vendor-neutral (ISACA, ISC2, etc). As for any value associated with it? I've never had an employer ever ask if my certifications are compliant with the ANSI or ISO/IEC specifications to date. They are more concerned about whether or not your hold the specific certification(s) that they want.

ptilsen

CompTIA, (ISC)2, PMI, and Cisco are accredited, and I wouldn't be surprised if DoD requirements drove most or all of them. MS appears to be headed in that direction as well, but is definitely an example of a big name missing from the list.

I don't feel that it has any direct impact on the value of the certification. RedHat and Microsoft are two examples of providers of valuable certifications that aren't 17024-accredited. The indirect impact is the military/government jobs that might not ask for them as a result. I don't see individuals looking at them differently, at least not on a significant scale, but the lost market means demand for them is reduced, at least in theory.

paul78

Thanks for the comments.

@ptilsen - I noticed the same as you. I suspected that it was DoD 8570 that really drove accreditation.

I think what is interesting is that ANSI doesn't consider many of what we call certain "Certifications" as bonafide certifications.

Ivanjam

Vibration Analyst sounds like a great certification to hold - plus it is ANSI accredited, to boot: https://www.ansica.org/wwwversion2/outside/ALLdirectoryDetails.asp?menuID=2&prgID=201&orgID=118&status=4