Re: What happened to Test 972: IBM Certified Specialist - ILE RPG Programmer?

[Loyd Goodbar <loyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Think about Microsoft certifications: there's a lot of certs and they are
hugely popular. Job postings routinely list certifications for applicant
qualifications. On the down side, go to any Barnes and Noble and find "exam
guides" for any Microsoft cert.

With that people pursuing IBM certs are generally business-oriented
(Microsoft is generally tech oriented), there is more of a chance of someone
"knowing their stuff". Employers don't ask for RPG or operations
certification but ask for any number of Microsoft certs.

In other words, no one is pressured to acquire IBM certifications.

--Loyd



On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 1:00 PM, Jerry Adams <Jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It seems, from what Jon said, that there is insufficient interest in the
> certification test.  Now, is that due to (a) lack of interest in
> certification by RPG programmers, (b) lack of interest in RPG, (c) lack of
> interest in the System i (i.e., decline in the number of systems), or (d)
> something else altogether?
>
> Sometimes people read too much between the lines.
>
> Jerry C. Adams
> IBM System i Programmer/Analyst