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I've always wondered if the "barrier to entry" was a way to stem the tide of offshoring of IT jobs. If it somehow becomes more difficult for people outside the
by mosburger 17y ago
I've always wondered if the "barrier to entry" was a way to stem the tide of offshoring of IT jobs. If it somehow becomes more difficult for people outside the United States or Europe to become "certified", and large companies start insisting that their work be done by "certified" developers, you'd effectively make it more difficult to hire offshore developers.
Of course, that assumes that it is more difficult to become certified overseas, and I doubt that would ultimately be the case. It'd probably still be financially advantageous for outsourcing firms to invest in the means to certify offshore developers.
- igrekel 17y agoActually from my experience with offshore companies, they often provide more certified developers and architects and they use this number or ration as a selling point. Sadly I cannot point to any source or statistic to support this.
- wildjim 17y agoDidn't Microsoft used to use a "quota" system for their certification, too? They determined how many people, per country, they would allow to be certified, and if too many got the passing mark, the raised the requirement "appropriately" for following exam-takers; but not based on bell-curve stat's, etc, etc.