I'm all for private certification processes. If they have value customers will prefer and even require them. I'm totally against attempts at labor monopolies b

I'm all for private certification processes. If they have value customers will prefer and even require them. I'm totally against attempts at labor monopolies by using government to curtail other peoples right to work, and their free speech. Beyond those problems, there is an inherent bias in government certification programs. They are frequently captured by their participants and their standards change over time to focus on excluding outsiders over improving the value of certification. They often become insular and processes become dated.