Perceiving Benefits of Certifications:

Due to increasing challenges in the industries, both the Companies and Professionals have started recognizing the importance and value in the certifications.

Different researchers has reckoned the importance and concluded the following benefits of the Certifications. I hope these would be motivating enough to encourage you for certification.

Benefits of Certifications for Professionals

Global Credentials: Certifications are globally accepted means of establishing as well as assessing the essential set of credentials required for a job.
Increased Skills and Knowledge: Certification holders feel that acquiring a technical certification has made them more confident in their jobs and the work they perform. It improves their problem-solving skills on the job and increased their overall job productivity.
Better Career Opportunities: Getting certified can help enhance career prospects.
Greater Remuneration and Promotions: These are the means for greater remuneration, more challenging job profiles leading to promotions.
Job Security: They provide increased job security.
Respect: Are the means of gaining respect amongst peers and colleagues.
Competence: They are hard evidence to determine the level of competence to perform the tasks assigned or any other tasks to be assigned in future.

Benefits of Certifications for Companies/Organizations:

International Benchmark: They provide the management with an internationally accepted benchmark against which both current and prospective employees can be assessed.
New Market Opportunities: Certifications help organization explore new markets thus broadening their horizons for better market opportunities.
Industry Skill Assessment: Certifications are becoming industry standards skill assessment.
Talent Measurement Tool: They are objective measurements of skills and hence easy to use when it comes to comparing and contrasting the talent pool.
Critical Distinguishing Factor: In some cases it becomes the critical distinguishing factor when candidates have similar skill sets and experience.
Improved Processes: Implementing and practicing industry good and best practices always improves the effectiveness and efficiency of an organization eventually increasing ROI.
Selling Point: Advantage and preference is given for winning contracts and business.

So I will advise don’t wait and think about it. As I have mentioned in my previous posting as one way of going extra mile in your work.