Online Certification

When considering online certification it's best to look at all the angles. The benefits include low cost of entry and ease of access to exams. There is no need to travel to distant testing centers or pay exorbitant sums to demonstrate the skills you already possess. With online certification you can often take your exam at any hour from any internet connected computer. The drawbacks of online certification mainly involve security issues. Can you be sure the person on the certificate is who sat for the exam or that the test itself has not been compromised in some way. What people generally fail to realize is that all types of education suffer from these problems. How many government officials have been shown to have been hired on fake degrees and false credentials in the last few years alone?

On balance, we think online certifications can provide a good value especially for those who already have experience using the software/language and just need some documentation or a way to round out your resume.