Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately helped your career?

Re:Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately ... by SkittyDog on Saturday June 25, 2022 @11:46PM (#31880883)

Most of the wilderness FA certs have a 3-year expiration. IDK if this was always true, but it's definitely a thing now.

If you're using your certification to qualify for a professional or volunteer position, then they usually defer to the expiry period set by the issuer of the certification.

In my experience, basically nobody gets any first aid practice, in between re-certifications. And these are perishable skills, so I wouldn't trust in the ability of most people to execute anything complex after even a year has gone by... But that has to be balanced against the cost of re-training. WMR is usually an 80-hour course (IIRC) and re-certs more like 30-40? That's an absurd time investment for most working people.

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Re:Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately ... by leaflets2 on Sunday June 26, 2022 @10:47AM (#31884489)

Interesting how fast memory fades

80h, that's almost one's whole summer vacation

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Re:Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately ... by SkittyDog on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @05:38PM (#31913349)

Yeah... I'm trying to work out how to fit it in, later this year. I have a 40hr cert that's expiring, later this year, but the stuff I'm really interested in doing requires the full 80hr WFR.

I hope that more of these courses can evolve into a hybrid online model, where you can use distance learning to spread some of the coursework out, ahead of time.

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