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Subject:Re: Certification From:"Bernard A. McCann" <bi975 -at- FREENET -dot- CARLETON -dot- CA> Date:Tue, 6 Aug 1996 14:22:39 GMT
Kat Nagel/MasterWork (katnagel -at- eznet -dot- net) writes:
> Ummm...'fraid not, guys.
> STC is a great organization, but all that's required for membership is a
> filled-in application form and a check. That ain't certification for
> anything, by anybody's standards.
AND
Following five years of membership, one automatically becomes a "Senior"
Member. This, unfortunately, causes some members to believe that they must
now be senior technical writers. Their abilities in the workplace then
causes management to wonder at their credentials and, hence, the question
of certification. Perhaps the STC could review its policy of issuing a
senior "Membership" certificate only to peer-sponsored applications.
Bernie.
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