Download or read book The Guide to National Professional Certification Programs written by Phillip A. Barnhart and published by CRC-Press. This book was released on 1997-05-01 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Companies use professional certification to recruit and train employees. This guide examines more than 600 certification programmes in the areas of business and finance, insurance and personal finance, real estate and property, engineering and science, trade and technical, and medical and fitness. The work features a description of each programme, including the sponsoring agency; and requirements, including examinations, membership costs, certification and re-certification data.