J.C. Lelie (Jan) wrote:
> The VALUE of certification has a meaning in communities that values
> certificates. That's why i had to obtain my CPIM, because the APICS
> community values that certificate. I wanted to belong, so i had to pass
> the tests. It is like an initiation rite.
This is indeed a value of certification, but I would argue that it is an
extrinsic and not intrinsic value. I felt that the origianl question
(Scott's) was directed at intrinsic values.
kind regards,
Vana Prewitt
Praxis Learning Systems
Chapel Hill, NC
"investing in human capital"
--Vana Prewitt <vprewitt@bellsouth.net>
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