This bonus system can solve this problem and generate valuable data. Other educational specialists are also upping their presence in the certification arena, trying to establish themselves as highly credible institutions for training. They offer a variety of courses on specific vendor technology and also on more generalized skills such as vendor neutral Web site development. Many of these companies teach everything from Linux or Java programming to learning how to use routers and switches. Additionally, many of these teaching institutions are adding courses in communication and presentation or project design to complement workers' technology skills.
Employers often complain that tech-savvy employees lack valuable personal skills.
ITAA officials say these communication skills are what hiring managers want most of all along with technology know-how. Many ITAA audience members still found the certification process overwhelming after hearing from both vendors and educators. They voiced dissatisfaction over getting burned by inadequate training and by their inability to bring quality programs to the high school and college level. The students want to learn technology skills, they argue, but cannot find the right people to provide such tutelage. Although many groups are making strides toward improving the certification process, the ITAA attendees for the most part agreed that the programs still have a long way to go.