This is a bad idea. Those certifications are meant to be there to protect the consumers, not the practitioners. Some engineering disciplines need professional c

This is a bad idea. Those certifications are meant to be there to protect the consumers, not the practitioners. Some engineering disciplines need professional certifications because of liability reasons, and some don't. I'm an electrical engineer working in a hardware design position in a safety-critical field, and I don't have a professional certification. I'm just competent, and we do an insane amount of testing. One of the best things about programming is its low barrier to entry. Requirements for being a successful programmer: be good at programming. Having certifications isn't necessarily bad, but I feel that requiring certifications on a legal level the same way law and medicine are required is a horrible idea.