Is TWS certification an important advantage in hiring and promotion? Is it beneficial to be TWS certified?
It depends. A few state and federal agencies (the state of Alabama, Kentucky, and USDA APHIS Wildlife Services, for example) either require or strongly advise employees to become TWS certified, but this is unusual. Indeed, at least two recent surveys of TWS members indicated that a majority of respondents felt that TWS certification provided them with little or no added benefit when it came to hiring or promotion. This was especially true of university professors or individuals working for non-governmental organizations or for U.S. Interior Department agencies such as USFWS and USGS (see “Values and Functions of Scientific Societies” by Eric Taylor and Bruce Lauber in the Summer 2007 issue of The Wildlife Professional, pp. 30-31). Certification can prove useful in specific situations, however. Some individuals who work for state agencies, for example, have reported that TWS certification is a useful credential when testifying in legal cases. In addition, wildlife consultants have repor
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