{"id":1024,"date":"2013-07-21T17:11:06","date_gmt":"2013-07-21T16:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tekhead.org\/blog\/?p=1024"},"modified":"2017-01-01T20:46:36","modified_gmt":"2017-01-01T20:46:36","slug":"has-vmware-just-killed-some-certification-kudos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tekhead.it\/blog\/2013\/07\/has-vmware-just-killed-some-certification-kudos\/","title":{"rendered":"Has VMware just killed some certification kudos?"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I woke up this morning to what would seem to be an innocuous email from VMware Education confirming some changes to the candidate IDs. Nothing much interesting here:<\/p>\n

“To streamline the certification exam registration process, and provide you a single consolidated view of your training and certification histories, we have updated our candidate tracking systems. Part of this update was the creation of a new Candidate ID for all users. Your former Candidate ID VCP###### has been replaced by VMW-########X-########. This new ID will be recognized at both vmware.com\/certification<\/span><\/a> and pearsonvue.com\/vmware<\/span><\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

From now on, when you are ready to register for a VMware certification exam, you will begin at vmware.com\/certification. Once you have registered with VMware and received authorization, you can proceed to pearsonvue.com\/vmware<\/span><\/a> to schedule your exam date, time and location.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Please keep your new Candidate ID handy. Should you misplace this email, you can find your Candidate ID by logging in at vmware.com\/certification<\/span><\/a> to access myPreferences.”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Until we get to this bit:<\/p>\n

“Note: We will no longer be using \u201cCertification Numbers\u201d such as 00001 or VCAPDCA-123456 going forward. If you are a veteran certified individual, you\u2019ll find your original VCP Certification number reflected in the last digits of the new Candidate ID.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I may be reading this wrong, but it would appear that you will no longer have a VCAP or VCP number… Perhaps worse still, maybe not even a VCDX number?!<\/p>\n

Not massively important in the grand scheme of things (especially since VMware jumped from ~550 to >2000 when the VCAP5 came out so it’s hard to keep track of how many there are now as it is!). Still, a bit of a downer for people who want to show that not only have they been certified, but were perhaps some of the pioneers in doing so.<\/p>\n

Just my 2p\u2026 I would love to hear other people’s thoughts on this? Does anyone actually care?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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