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Subject:Re: Certification: Ernest and Scribbler From:John Posada <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Rick Stone <rstone75 -at- kc -dot- rr -dot- com> Date:Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:54:02 -0400
> Thought from the edge here:
>
> If STC were to insist only folks that passed certification could qualify
> for initially joining STC or as a condition of maintaining existing
> membership (with periodic recertifications), wouldn't it "guarantee" a
> stream of income for STC?
No, but if they create a separate entity to handle the certification
process, called, for example, ICTC (Institute for Certified Technical
Communicators) and make that where you can join, with a fee, only if
you are certified...that would accomplish the same thing without
excluding the many technicakl writers who don't want to, are working
towards, or can't be certified.
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John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
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