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Thanks for advice, but here in the UK there is an increasing trend for
preferring staff with any kind of formal qualification in IT. My added
disadvantage is that I'm nearly 49 years old and twelve years in PC Support
without a smart certificate is counting for less, but I guess ageism is a
subject for another newsgroup?

Brian J
Larry Linson <larry.linson@ntpcug.org> wrote in message
news:tkqs7.120$ic3.580309@paloalto-snr2.gtei.net...
> Why?
>
> Most of the experienced people here who've commented, some with and some
> without certification, believe that the certification only serves to help
> inexperienced developers get in the door. That is, given the choice
between
> two inexperienced developers, an employer is likely to choose the one with
> certification. Given the choice between an experienced developer and an
> inexperienced developer with certification, most believe the employer is
> likely to choose the experienced one.
>
> There are other organizations offering certification, but it also seems
here
> to be a concensus, if not unanimous, view, that certifications from the
> manufacturer of the product are the only ones to which anyone pays
> attention.
>
> I'd wager that this isn't high enough on the radar scope of most
experienced
> developers here that they even realized there was/is no longer an MCP
> certification for Access. Many here might comment that, given their
> perception of Microsoft's view of Access developers and as a development
> tool, it's not surprising.
>
> Hmm. Maybe someone should develop a "spoof site"... International
Institute
> for Database Certification, or something... where anyone who wanted a
> "title" could get one. It'd be worth just as much as those "degrees from
> prestigious non-accredited universities" about which we frequently receive
> spam, and probably a lot less expensive. I call those "non-degrees from
> non-prestigious non-accredited non-universities". <G>
>
> "fast track" <fastrack1966@clara.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1001505272.84295.1@eos.uk.clara.net...
> > As someone with six years database experience but no certif. I find it
> > difficult to believe that there is no longer an MCP for Access? Does
> anyone
> > know of an exam at a similar level of database design, i.e. not MOUS,
> > offered by MS or any other certification body please?
> >
> > Brian J
> >
> >
>
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