Cert Information and News provides information and information about voluntary professional certification that’s often difficult-to-find, suppressed or controversial.  It’s sources come from article submissions, news releases and from the Internet.  The goal is to seek the truth on certification by discussing issues, voicing opinions, challenging assumptions, and identifying misleading and over-hyped information.  The focus is on voluntary professional certification rather than on licensing.  Unlike licensing or de facto licenses (certifications functioning as licenses), voluntary professional certifications are not a requirement for employment or for engaging in other business activities.

Like credentialing programs in general, the certification industry continues to experience high growth – at the same time, there is a lack of unbiased information about the credentials being produced.  Information about certification is often unbalanced, consisting of hearsay, personal opinions, promotional gimmicks, and hype.  This site was created to address a lack of unbiased information on certification and to enable its readers to stay informed, to question, and to discuss voluntary certification issues.  A discussion forum, CertdB – Cert Discussion Forum, functions as an extension of this site, allowing readers to more effectively communicate ideas and to share their knowledge and experiences.

Although the intention of this site is to present information in an factual manner, unrestricted discussion often leads to disagreement, criticism, or favoritism.  As a result, this site is not responsible for any of the comments made by its readers or of the content of the articles submitted to it.