RE: Certification

[Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx>]

Wouldn't a CPA exam be too broad?  What if someone was only doing certain kinds 
of accounting?
How well would it measure their capability in that one field versus degrading 
them for not knowing
all the fields?  Requiring a podiatrist to pass the medical exam with questions 
that don't apply to his
field would be like requiring a RPG programmer to be able to answer questions 
about SEU even 
though that is not the editor they are currently using at the moment.  Wouldn't 
this just measure their
 ability to pass tests instead of actually getting the job done?  Couldn't the 
same be said about many
of the other exams?  Isn't this an argument being used against RPG 
certification?




dr2@access.digex.net on 09/24/98 11:44:45 PM
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Brad,

Or CPA, Nursing Boards, CFP, NASDAQ exams, or any other real industry
accepted standard certification....



> [And Brad Said:]  
> I hope you are not comparing the bar exam with any of the AS/400
> certifcation programs... they're in completely different leagues and
> should not be compared, IMHO.
> 
> Brad
> 
> > Finally
> > 
> > When was the last time you went to a Doctor that wasn't licesned to
> > practice or a lawyer who hadn't passed the bar.
> > 
> > 
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