Whats the difference between vendor and professional certifications?
Many professional associations report between $14,000 to $15,000 differential between those certified when compared to those not certified. Vendor certifications result in $4,000 to $5,000 increase between those certified and those not. If you run your own company, then as a consultant or contractor, as your complete set of skills grow and are assessed against the best standard in the industry, you can command a higher paycheck. Employers today encourage professional certification programs, so that they can accurately assess the employee’s value to the organization. Should you not be able to negotiate your professional certification into a raise in pay in the short term: it has been proven in the long term, to provide a strong base assessment of your knowledge, qualifications, which increases your marketability to other companies. So professional certification will pay off in the long term.
