What is the Importance of certifications in the global market?
There are many universities and education institutions in the world offering many different degrees. Millions of people graduate from these intuitions with various qualifications. Unfortunately, all these qualifications do not get evaluated, delivered or assessed the same, even if the title of these qualifications are the same, due to many factors.
Except for the famous universities, many other universities go unnoticed even though the content of those programs are good, since there are millions of universities and institutions are in existence, understanding or knowing these universities and their program coverage is impossible.
But a person who understands and has a sound knowledge of the technical and academic capability will be able to assess the suitability of these qualifications for the specific requirements. But this is a rare possibility.
This confusion of thousands of degrees offered by different institutions and their standards and credibility place corporate organizations in serious difficulty.
This is where the global certifications play a role. These are certifications which are developed, administrated and monitored by a common body globally or by professional institutions or organizations globally, and the qualification or certification sets a common expectation, standard and capability criteria for the qualified. As a result these certifications stands high, since they set a common minimum standard for all those qualified.
As a result of its global presence and credibility, mostly these qualifications are well known in the industry and standout as credible criteria for filtering or hiring. This places the candidates with these qualifications to carry a passport to the job market around the globe.
Most importantly these certifications are updated frequently to reflect the updates required in the industry (which is an important requirement in Business and IT), and most of the top end certifications require experience to write the exam, as a pre-requirement or as knowledge and expertise.
At the same time, the certifications have different categories and levels, along with diversified positioning. Most of these certifications are categorized as product based and NON-product (non-vendor) based certifications. In addition, some exams are assessed based on MCQs, and some based on objective based case study or scenarios.
Again there are many certifications offered by many organizations at various levels. Other than the famous global certifications, there will be confusions in understanding the credibility and the level it is pitched, unless you have a very good knowledge and understanding of these certifications.
Therefore, one must choose the right certification to suit his carrier growth target, experience and knowledge, in gaining the maximum advantage out of these certifications.
Certifications play a significant role in gaining recognition in the global market, regardless of what you carry as other qualifications and experience, in the primary filtering process or in recognizing someone.
What are the different AREAs the vendor neutral certifications cover?
As per date there many areas covered, such as,
Risk management, change management, service management, relationship management, marketing, digital marketing, Project management, Program management, Portfolio management, Business analysis, Standards & practices etc.
AI and related areas, Data Science and related areas, Block chain, Security, Governance, IT auditing, IT service management, Enterprise architecture, Agile practices, IT regulations, bills & law, IT Standards, Digital transformation, Software testing etc.
These are some common areas only, but there are many specific areas available too. Also note there are product based (or vendor based) certifications available for most of the above stated areas too. Reach me out if you need to know more..
