Coming late to the discussion but here are my thoughts.

The CRM designation is the baseline designation for the profession IMHO.
That said I look for certifications that will enhance my ability to engage
with my customers or to enhance my career. With that said I see the PMP
designation as enhancing the CRM designation. If you are involved with
implementing an ECM system having the PMP designation can definitely get
you a seat at the table as well as providing you with an alternate career
path. I don't know of an organization today that doesn't use PMPs to
manager their various projects. CEDS (Certified E-Discovery Specialist
http://aceds.org/) - if you are providing litigation support within an
organization or for a law firm this also provides you with a seat at the
table. The demand for e-health records, protection of intellectual property
one can't go wrong with CISSP designation (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certified_Information_Systems_Security_Professional)
and you can tie it in with the CIPP (
https://www.privacyassociation.org/certification/cipp_program) designation.
If business continuity/disaster recovery interests you then consider the
CBCP designation (https://www.drii.org/certification/cbcp.php) I'm
considering going for the CBAP designation (http://bit.ly/rvfl3i) . I think
the CDIA+ designation is still valid and my understanding is that it is
undergoing a revision.

As for the CA designation (http://www.certifiedarchivists.org/) well as
Paul Scott wrote their is still discussion within the archival community as
to the necessity. In my opinion if you are engaging with archivists as a
consultant or are working in the archives field it doesn't do any harm to
have it since like with all certifications it tells the potential employer
or customer that you have a baseline understanding.

But why have we seen such a flood of certifications in the last 30+ years
at the same time we've seen an exponential growth in college education.
George Will in a column published two years ago pointed the finger at a
1971 Supreme Court case called Griggs v Duke Power. from the column he
noted that "In 1964, there were more than 2,000 personnel tests available
to employers. But already an Illinois state official had ruled that a
standard ability test used by Motorola was illegal because it was unfair to
"disadvantaged groups." "  Griggs involved discrimination and the SCOTUS
ruled against Duke and others who used employment tests. As a result "Small
wonder, then, that many employers, fearing endless litigation about
multiple uncertainties, threw up their hands and, to avoid legal liability,
threw out intelligence and aptitude tests for potential employees. Instead,
they began requiring college degrees as indices of applicants' satisfactory
intelligence and diligence. " resulting in  "just one reason college
attendance increased from 5.8 million in 1970 to 17.5 million in 2005"
http://wapo.st/vswayk

In the end one should select those certification(s) that will serve to
enhance their career and help them stand out from the crowd. But remember
no matter how many certifications one has you still must show that you know
how to put into practice what is covered by the certification


This is just a quick, informal survey.  In addition to the Certified Record
> Manager and Certified Archivist designations, what other professional
> certifications are valuable to a records professional.
>



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