Ed,

While majority agrees that the content of the BrainBench exam is nothing compared to true, official and authorized MCP exam, I think what Walter wanted to emphasize here is not its "CONTENT" but the CONCEPT of a "Free" and "Convenient" way of getting a test. I am not saying that I agree with him though because it's near to impossible considering that MS is purely business centered and not charity organization.

If the level of BrainBench standard was below par compare to yours and MS, then let it be. And if you really CARE, go and correct and suggest for the betterment of VFP as a whole, that's the bottom line.

I challenge you and all here who are technically capable to correct the mess if it's one. I think BrainBench is more than happy to hear from you guys.

>Do I need to point out that BrainBench is not a qualified certification authority?

BrainBench gives certification according to their standards. BrainBench is not claiming that they are an authorized one.

>There is no QA on the test, and it is distinctly lacking in the requirements to make it meaningful - no statement of requirements, and a totally fallacious assumption that relative score differentiate between relative qualifications. The MCP certification is a simple pass/fail - you either meet the MCP requirements or do not. The exam test process exhibited by BrainBench is not extensive enough, and the quality of knowledge testing is not at a high enough level, to make a valid distinction between minimally competent and truly gifted individuals.
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>Do you need the number to Rent-A-Clue in your area? The testing procedure, and the stated assumptions behind the resulting score, are not capable of making the distinctions that the test asserts. The test process is weak, the required skill set is not specified, and the speculations made based on the score results are inaccurate at best. It's a bad test that makes poor assumptions about what it demonstrates, but if it trips your trigger, enjoy!