News Release
May 19, 2008
XML Technology Certification Committee
Results of a survey for individuals who obtained the "XML Master Professional" certification
Survey reveals that all of the respondents experienced benefits from obtaining the "XML Master Professional" certification.
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 Information
XML Technology Certification Committee
| Contact | Kaoru Shima |
| TEL | +81-3- 5718-1297 |
| For news article usage | office@xmlmaster.org |
| Web site | http://www.xmlmaster.org/en/ |
