INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION OPPORTUNITES

Institute for the Certification of Computer Professionals (ICCP)

See the “what’s new” for links on the controversy over the “value” of certification to employers.

Certification would seem to offer a neutral assessment of someone’s skills and a proof of willingness to “pay your dues” to be regarded as a professional.

Brainbench is a company that offers many software-specific certifications.

Java Programming ;

http://suned.sun.com/USA/certification/progobj.html

PowerSoft (PowerBuilder and PowerScript)

http://my.sybase.com/detail?id=1009635

http://my.sybase.com/detail?id=1009635#scpda7

http://my.sybase.com/detail?id=1009635#scpda7p

Microsoft Certified Network Engineer

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/training/default.asp

Cisco Certification

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/10/wwtraining/certprog/

Novell Certification

http://www.novell.com/education/certinfo/explorer.html

http://www.novell.com/education/pep/dirxml/bootcamp.html

(if you like 12 hour days with constant quizzes and laboratory examinations)

(more details and links to be provided later)

There is some discussion of the certification issue in the DADT book Chapter 5, around notes 120 and 131.