[Magdalen] A reflection on "certification"; was Just got accepted for the exam.

[Scott Knitter]

Sounds like this certification is on a par with my Association of
Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) foundation certification. It
demonstrates a foundation level of knowledge. The next level is a
detailed documentation of your professional skills as demonstrated on
actual projects (and attested by colleagues and supervisors), and the
top level is so high I don't even know what it is. :)

I'm seeing many more proposal management jobs requiring the APMP
foundation certification, or highly preferring it. The APMP has
conformed its exams to the level of other such organizations (such as
Project Management Institute) in the past several years. Previously we
had only accreditation, not actual certification. I think
"certification" is supposed to mean a level of knowledge recognized
across disciplines.

On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 10:48 AM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> I totally understand the world in which such certifications are required, and how they come about.  But I'm honestly a bit amazed that in order to become "certified" to assist a municipality in enforcing actual laws on the books, the exam is "pass/fail", with the minimum requirement being a "C" (70%, to mix exam types just for emphasis).  Pass/fail makes sense (who wants "levels" of certification in a scenario where only two at a particular agency are so certified?), but you'd almost think the bar should be higher, at least to Keillor's "children are above average".




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Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA