WHY DO WE CONDUCT JOB ANALYSES FOR CERTIFICATION EXAM DEVELOPMENT?

In one word: Validity.   When working with my clients from professional accountants to bankers to IT specialists, whenever we are building new certification or updated certification exams, early on in the project execution we conduct a job analysis. Now, our focus is a little different than those in the Human Resources world who conduct job analyses, but our methods are […]

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[…..]

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[…..]