Steven N. Bakhtiar, Ph.D.
Lawrence Berkley
Laboratories, USA
As science, technology and
management practices change at an ever-increasing rate, a gap is formed between
the foundation provided by an academic education and the technical and
management competencies required in today's technical and business environment.
A Professional Certification Program should be established to bridge this
education gap.
Individual achievement of Professional Certification documents individual expertise
and recognizes his/her personal commitment to his/her professional development.
Additionally, the certified body provides a strong collective entity through
which individuals are rewarded financially and professionally.
Job-Focused Certification Programs
Each Professional Certification Program provides breadth and depth in the full
range of technology needed to perform a specific job function.
Because these programs are job focused and independent of job setting,
employers and their customers can be assured that a credible Certified
Professional has mastered the full range of skills required to be successful in
complex technical environments.
Certification
Is Important
Professional Certification Programs help individual to:
Gain practical skills you can use on the job. The Professional Certification
Programs focus on the knowledge and skills needed to perform real-world job
responsibilities.
Realize maximum benefit from a wide range of expertise areas. An independent
should be qualified to teach individuals to all aspects of a specific type of
career pursuit while also providing organization with a standard of assured
excellence from these professionals. And certifying body oversees how to
effectively integrate these career pursuits into individual specific work
setting.
Build Individual
leadership skills
Increase personal effectiveness in specific technical areas as well as general
technical management and project management. Professional Certification
provides a vehicle that allows individual key skills and talents to be
internationally recognized.
Become more effective
When individual make Professional Certification part of his/her personal
training program, acquire the skills he/she needs to be competitive in the open
job market.
The Certification Process
Each Certification Program involves the documentation of specific job
experience, successful completion of appropriate courses and their associated
examinations. Certification exams are offered for a modest fee and are open to
all who meet the general and specific requirements for registration.
The courses and associated exams required for Certification may be taken at any
time. The Certification Body maintains permanent records of individual course
and exam completion. Diplomas of Professional Certification are awarded to
Certified Professionals as tangible recognition of their achievement.