Cross-posted from another forum. Everybody here is an expert on everything, so figured it was a good idea to ask here.
Just got an email today from CompTIA about their "continuing education program". The deadline for enrolling in it is the end of this year, for people like me who currently hold a "lifetime" CompTIA certificate (I only have the A+).
The idea behind it isn't unreasonable - adding this designation to an A+ ostensibly demonstrates an effort to stay up to date. Somebody may not otherwise assign much value to a certification that was issued a decade ago. I'm just wondering if there's any real value there. There's a cost to it, $25 a year as long as you're in it. Not exorbitant, but what's the point if nobody takes it seriously, right? So would anybody out there take it seriously? For what it's worth, I am currently studying Computer Systems Technology at Seneca, which sounds like would fulfil the requirements for earning the CE designation (for 3 years, anyway). What do you folks think?
Just got an email today from CompTIA about their "continuing education program". The deadline for enrolling in it is the end of this year, for people like me who currently hold a "lifetime" CompTIA certificate (I only have the A+).
The idea behind it isn't unreasonable - adding this designation to an A+ ostensibly demonstrates an effort to stay up to date. Somebody may not otherwise assign much value to a certification that was issued a decade ago. I'm just wondering if there's any real value there. There's a cost to it, $25 a year as long as you're in it. Not exorbitant, but what's the point if nobody takes it seriously, right? So would anybody out there take it seriously? For what it's worth, I am currently studying Computer Systems Technology at Seneca, which sounds like would fulfil the requirements for earning the CE designation (for 3 years, anyway). What do you folks think?
