Survey reveals that all of the respondents experienced benefits from obtaining the "XML Master Professional" certification. TOKYO, May 19
TOKYO, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- From today, the XML Technology Certification
Committee will release the results of an online survey administered to
individuals who obtained the "XML Master Professional" certification, a
higher-level certification in the XML Master program.
The survey was conducted between Thursday, April 10, 2008 and Monday,
April 21, 2008, among individuals who passed the latest version of the "XML
Master Professional" certification examination. 68 individuals responded to
the survey.
Regarding the survey results, for the question regarding the benefits of
obtaining the "XML Master Professional" certification (multiple responses
possible), 90% selected the response "I gained knowledge regarding XML and
XML-related technology," 65% selected the response "It helped me build
confidence in my knowledge about XML and XML-related technology," 31% selected
the response "I received a bonus from my company," 29% selected the response
"I received a higher evaluation at my company," 28% selected the response "It
helped me with my work duties," and 6% selected the response "I received a pay
raise." All of the survey respondents selected one or more of the above
benefits of obtaining the certification.
As for the difficulty of the exam, a majority of the respondents (54%)
selected the response "It was more difficult than I had expected." For the
question, "Were the examination questions practical?" 80% of the 50
respondents selected the response "The questions were practical," excluding
the individuals who responded that they did not know because they do not use
XML/XML-related technology in their work duties.
The details of the survey results can be viewed at the following website:
http://www.xmlmaster.org/en/survey/professional/result.html
About the XML Certification Program (XML Master)
The "XML Master" is a professional certification officially launched in
August 2001. The primary objective of the "XML Master" is the broad-based
development of professionals having XML skills. To date, more than 16,000
professionals throughout the world have become XML Masters. For more, please
see: http://www.xmlmaster.org/en/
Contact:
Kaoru Shima
XML Technology Certification Committee
TEL: +81-3-5718-1297
For news article usage: office@xmlmaster.org
Web site: http://www.xmlmaster.org/en/
SOURCE XML Technology Certification Committee
