I think this has been a good exchange by intelligent adults.

Hopefully, I understand both sides of the issue.

My point is simply, the kiltmakers who have chosen to attain what certification there is should not be belittled because of that choice and effort, nor should the certification itself be minimized.

I do feel certification does certify a certain minimum level of competence in any field, and thus deserves recognition for what it is.

It seems mean-spirited to me to call certification an advertising gimmick. Anyone, in any field of practice, with certifications, licenses, awards, and honors is going to proudly display them as part of their marketing efforts.

If the Keith Kilt School certification were bogus I doubt the SQA would have it...though I think there was a post minimizing the SQA itself...

Maybe we just need to agree to disagree.

Ron