BIRTH OF A CERTIFICATION EXAM

As a consultant, I work on various projects and when the work is completed, I move on to the next ones, often not being able to see the fruits of my labour, such as improved programs, new program growth and the like. But recently I had the tremendous pleasure of seeing the culminating product of a project I […]

PUTTING “PRESENTING DATA EFFECTIVELY” TO WORK: MY TRANSFORMATION IN DATA VISUALISATION

As a trained educator, I certainly see the intrinsic value in continuous learning. As an entrepreneur and practitioner in an evolving field, continuous learning through professional development (PD) is not only essential to survival; it offers opportunity for competitive advantage. I regularly participate in PD courses at industry conferences, looking to stay sharp and get[…..]

CERTIFICATION OR CERTIFICATE? … DON’T CONFUSE THEM

In my previous blog post, I discussed the difference between “Accreditation” and “Certification.” Without repeating, the essence of that post was that an individual cannot be accredited. Individuals, however, can be certified – meaning earning a certification. But what can they be certified for and what do they get a certificate for? One of the[…..]

DO YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACCREDITATION AND CERTIFICATION?

As I sit with clients and they speak to me about their “accreditation” needs, I listen intently, because the next part of the conversation tells me a great deal. The vast majority of the time, my clients have “certification” needs, not “accreditation” needs. I now then know I must do some capacity-building with them, sometimes[…..]

MANAGING EVALUATIONS IN THE CORPORATE SECTOR: USING A MULTI-STEP METHOD

Please refer to the AEA365 Blogspot for my short piece on managing evaluations and evaluation capacity building in the corporate sector. http://aea365.org/blog/?p=7047 Also the slide deck for the presentation at AEA 2012 can be seen on this site: https://www.rae-consult.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/AEA-2012-Presentation-Ali.pdf