"Why would I want to pay someone that kind of money when I could cast rings around some of those people?" ron, my sentimints exactly. I went to their web site long ago and read all of the skills you must posess to beocome "certified" and well, it's pretty elementary really. As I understand it, as a professional, you should be able to get more business by having this certification, the expense of which probably offsets the additional money you make because of it. It ain't no degree from harvard and I don't think that anyone in this business really takes it seriously.