WCET%20Certification%20Program%20-%202009

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WCET Certification Program - 2009
As presented at IEEE WCNC 2009 Celia Desmond
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IEEE Certification WCET

• Practical exam for professionals with strong
  technical knowledge in wireless
• Degree plus 3 years working experience required
  to be accepted to write the exam
• Value for professionals in wireless field an
  interesting challenge to test themselves, an
  indicator of their ability to employer, potential
  employers
• Value for companies filtering job applicants,
  benefit to offer to good employees

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Comments
Very happy with the examination
procedure.harder than I expected. the WCP
Certification greatly helps to communicate my
capabilities to others very important these days
with so many engineers competing for so few
opportunities. Equally as important, preparing
for and maintaining the certification has been
great for my continuing education and broadening
my background. The certification procedure also
helps me to understand my strengths and
weaknesses in the field. Chris Barroso Started
a consulting practice in wireless communications,
specializing in point to point connections.I
felt that this certification would give me some
additional credibility with my clients. Tom
Lavrisa This exam truly tested the broader
understanding of the wireless engineering
profession.given me immense satisfaction and an
objective assessment of the knowledge gained over
the years. More importantly, I look forward to
the comments on the areas where I have not
performed well. This will help me understand
where there is a gap in my understanding and
endeavour to plug this gap. Sivan Ramachandran
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Comments
Anyone who obtains the WCET certification will
have a deep understanding of the core principles
for a wide range of wireless communication
technologies.helps my career as a Consulting
Engineer at Cisco by distinguishing me as someone
who is a wireless expert and sets me apart from
others who claim some level of wireless
expertise. The WCET certification is valuable to
my career as a means to certify to my customers
that they are being advised by a certified
wireless engineer. I consult to hundreds of
customers annually, the WCET certification will
help my Customers evaluate my expertise level in
the wireless communications field and trust the
services I provide. Jeff Smith I believe this
certificate will be strong argument in my
personal struggle for a new dream job position.
Dmitry Maskou I manage a team of engineersI
would likely use questions such as those posed in
the WCET to filter out candidates.when the test
becomes widely available, I would make hiring
decisions based, at least in part, on WCET
results. Subramanian Vasudevan
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Top Reasons for Certification

1. WCP credential holders have demonstrated their
   knowledge of wireless engineering technology
   concepts and terminology. To obtain the WCP
   credential, candidates must pass a rigorous
   examination based on the validated body of
   knowledge underlying the tasks performed in the
   industry.
2. WCP credential holders are applied
   practitioners. Credential holders are tested not
   only on their knowledge of wireless communication
   engineering technology and practice, but also on
   their skills using that knowledge to perform and
   to develop and implement high-quality
   deliverables.
3. WCP credential holders have successfully
   responded to a significant challenge.   They have
   demonstrated both depth and breadth in their
   wireless communications engineering knowledge.
4. Organizations can retain employees by investing
   in them.   Supporting the WCP credential and WCP
   credential holders demonstrates a real commitment
   to them in turn, WCP credential holders will
   demonstrate a commitment to you.
5. Your support for the WCP credential makes a
   powerful statement to customers about the caliber
   of your people and your commitment to global
   best-practices. The IEEE WCP certification is
   both transnational and vendor neutral the
   required examination that each WCP credential
   holder has passed reflects the work requirements
   of professionals around the globe.

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Core Team MembersFirst Team Member Rotation
Completed Dec 2008

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Industry Advisory Board

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Involvement of IAB

• The Industry Advisory Board is committed to an
  active role in promoting WCET -- Some Examples
• Adam Drobot (Telcordia, USA)
• Will pay for any employee sitting for exam
• Assigned head of Telcordias Wireless Systems
  Networks department to recruit identify
  volunteers
• Fadel Digham (National Telecom Regulatory
  Authority, Egypt)
• Contacting local HR managers, approaching
  vendors, promoting WCET at conferences
• Personally contacted candidate to complete
  application
• Bob Fonow (TrivonAG, Swiss-based Telcom Holding
  Co.)
• Recruiting candidates from Trivon holdings in
  Russia/E. Europe
• Promoting WCET in Asia, strong contacts as a part
  time resident of Beijing
• Arun Pande (Tata Consulting Services, India)
• Personally contacted ALL candidates with
  incomplete applications in India

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IEEE Communications Society
WCET Certification

• 2009 Spring exam window 16 Mar 4
  April
• New 2009 68-page Candidates Handbook available
  5,500 pdf and print copies of 1st Handbook
  distributed (2009 1,200 650 pdf/550 print)
• New WCET WWW site 5,700 visitors in 3rd quarter
• Bi-monthly IEEE Wireless Communications
  Professional e-newsletter
• Webinar see www for link
• Extensive exhibit schedule PR campaign
• Advertising and Direct Mail campaigns
• Draft pdf WEBOK available

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• Bimonthly news service
• Designed to help manage career tactics
• Provides up-to-date information on the wireless
  industry including corporate industry news
  related to
• Mergers
• Standards
• Patents new product development
• Hiring policies
• Government regulations

To read the premier issue, visit
www.ieee-wcet.org and click on Newsletter
To sign up, send an email to cert_at_comsoc.org
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Consider

• Becoming certified
• Or
• Providing training for those who want to become
  certified