The entire notion of certified Linux anything is slightly absurd. Another problem is that the certification process is self corrupting, especially when there's a certification exam involved. In that case, the training degrades to the point where the focus is entirely on passing the exam. The second problem with stage two, oddly enough, is the issue of choice. For most of us that's a good thing.
Businesses see it as bad thing.
They want one and only one correct answer to every question so that they don't have to think about it or do any research. I told him that there was no right way and that he could pronounce it however he liked. He didn't like that answer and got mad. Some people can't deal with choice. After a company fumbles around in stage two for a while, one of two things will happen.