Re: Certification

My suggestion is that you volunteer to build a site for a non-profit
organization or your favorite charity. Alternatively, if a friend's business
needs a website but can't afford it, you will both benefit if you volunteer
to build it.

I think having just three or four really strong sites under your belt(either
volunteer or paid)  is much more valuable than any html certification.
Anyway, many schools offer web related certificates/degrees, but I don't
think there is a standard certification established.

That's all just IMHO but, I hope it helps.

Take it easy,
Paul Varese
varese(at)home.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "dlmartin" <dlmartin(at)execpc.com>
To: <hwg-languages(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 10:07 AM
Subject: Certification


> I am making a career move from an executive position with the Boy Scouts
to
> doing web development.  I have been studying the specifications put out by
> the W3C and Netscape and would like to test my knowledge.  Does anyone
know
> if there are "industry standard" certifications for HTML 4.0, CSS2, and/or
> JavaScript?
>
> While, I have built several web sites for business that I planned on
> starting, I didn't finish them.  I can develop business strategy, and
design
> web architectures, navigational interfaces, and graphics but my mind goes
> blank when I try to create content.  As you can imagine, I am having a
hard
> time landing a good web developer job without direct work experience
and/or
> evidence of my abilities.  Do you have any advice?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Dmitri
>

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