Industry certification: value, validity, and a place for SoDIS®

ABSTRACT

Industry certification is a veritable juggernaut driven by several dynamics: candidates seeking to boost knowledge, skills, status, and remuneration; the industry and professional associations seeking to set minimum standards, and raise the bar of competency levels; employers seeking ways to better qualify job candidates; consumers demanding knowledgeable and skilled professionals; and product vendors demanding highly competent technicians implement and support their products. Academic institutions are integrating industry certification in their curricula. A certification for the SoDIS (Software Development Impact Statements) methodology of ethics-based risk assessment has been mooted.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.7 THE COMPUTING PROFESSION
      K.7.3 Testing, Certification, and Licensing

Additional Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.7 THE COMPUTING PROFESSION
      K.7.4 Professional Ethics
      K.7.m Miscellaneous

General Terms:
Theory

Keywords:
IT certification, ethics, industry certification, professional certification, risk assessment