This system already exists for the vast majority of real engineering, it's called the PE exam. I see no reason why we couldn't implement something similar in so

This system already exists for the vast majority of real engineering, it's called the PE exam. I see no reason why we couldn't implement something similar in software engineering. It's not like it would keep you from being able to get a job as a code monkey working on Wordpress sites, but it would help in guaranteeing minimum levels of competency in the fundamentals of computer science.