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A PrintSoft ad caught my eye today in this month's edition of ProPrint (an Australian print magazine). PrintSoft offer several VDP solutions including PReS, a scripting-based document design and composition product for VDP. The ad promoted their new 'PReS Certification Program', inviting PReS users to evaluate and test their programming skills.
I applaud this initiative. There are similar certification programs from larger software vendors including Adobe with their Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) program and Microsoft with their Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) program, but this is the first VDP software vendor that I'm aware of to launch an accreditation program.
These types of programs can only encourage software users to challenge themselves and their product skills, so they can leverage their investment to its true potential. In addition, these programs also provide print buyers with a level of confidence, knowing that the print provider is qualified to use their VDP software—just because you own a piece of software doesn't mean you know how to use it.
I'd really like to see similar initiatives from other VDP software vendors, please!
Posted on Friday, 8 August 2008 at 11:41 AM | TrackBack: http://www.veedeepee.com/cgi-bin/mt-tb.cgi/170
Yeah, but Eliot, everyone just knows I'm good!!!
I agree. A great initiative. Couldn't see anything on their website about it.
Posted by Brian Gibson on Friday, 8 August 2008 at 1:13 PM
Hi Brian, yes I noticed there aren't any details on their website. According to their ad, you need to send an email to info@printsoft.com to receive information on this program.
Posted by Eliot Harper on Friday, 8 August 2008 at 3:41 PM
Eliot,
Just as information to you and your readers, we also have a certification program for Scriptura, that you wrote about before.
Posted by Klaas Bals on Monday, 11 August 2008 at 4:59 PM
Klaas, thanks for letting us know. Glad to see that you also have such a program!
Posted by Eliot Harper on Monday, 11 August 2008 at 8:16 PM