Re: AS/400 RPG Certification Test

[Larry Bolhuis <lbolhui@xxxxxxx>]

Ken,

  As a participant in creating certification tests (not the RPG test) I
can assure you that there are no other sample tests. The questions on
the web are extra questions written by the same group that wrote the
questions on the actual test. In each category being tested, questions
are written and when there are extra questions in an area they are used
in the sample test.  You will NOT of course find these exact questions
on any of the tests but they cover the same material and are subject to
the same validation processes and are formatted exacly as the questions
on the actual test.

  I have not taken the RPG test so I cannot help you there.

  Someone else asked of what value are the tests. Some input here:  1)
Business partners are being required to gain certain certifications in
order to maintain BP status and to be qualified to sell hardware and
software to various types of accounts. If you are a BP, you already know
this.  2) In the process of choosing one candidate over another, the one
with certification (other factors being equal of course) is more likely
to get the nod. This may only be because it shows the effort to gain the
certification was expended.  At the moment of course jobs are many and
programmers few so this particular argument is at best weak for the
moment.

  Larry Bolhuis
  Arbor Solutions, Inc
  lbolhui@ibm.net

Ruthven, Ken wrote:
> 
> Hi all!
> 
> I was considering signing taking the IBM AS/400 RPG Certification test.
> I was looking for practice tests.  I located one on the IBM
> education/Certify page.  I was curious if anyone new of any other
> sample/practice tests that may be available.  I would also be interested
> in hearing from anyone who has previously taken the certification test.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Kenneth R. Ruthven
> Ken.Ruthven@HBOC.COM
> 
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