No, skill certificates in general aren't worth the investment, both in terms of time and money. Even worse, because of their proliferation in the past in more

No, skill certificates in general aren't worth the investment, both in terms of time and money. Even worse, because of their proliferation in the past in more enterprisey industries and companies they can literally signal that a candidate looks good on paper but probably doesn't have a whole lot of real world experience. Therefore, skill certificates might achieve the exact opposite of what they're claimed to do. So, it's likely best to avoid them.