Get your scuba certification. Go dive on some shipwrecks.Last Friday was a rough day. I hope everyone did well. What is the % passing rate?
Anyway, I was wondering what's after getting a PE? Anyone has any thoughts on the RCDD certification?
I passed the LEED AP exam shortly after the PE because I was riding a wave of study motivation.
I took it before they changed it. I really haven't investigated the exam since the change, but I would have to say that if it takes 8 hours now, it must be more difficult. I finished the test in about 2 hours, and had results when I walked out of the room. I put in about a month of sporadic studying, and a long weekend of cramming...and passed with a 93%.I passed the LEED AP exam shortly after the PE because I was riding a wave of study motivation.
Did you take the LEED exam under the 8 hour format? Or before they changed it? And if it was the new format, what'd ya think as far as it's level of difficulty?
Hello,I'd like to get Fire Protection and Mechanical PE. I honestly feel like PE is all you need. Of course, I maybe underestimating some of these certifications, but PE is at the apex. If anything, I would recommend getting Project Management Institute certification. The reason is that PMI broadens your options into overseeing projects that maybe outside of your specific engineering area of expertise.
LOL!!!! Indeed you are correct pelaw. As far as the PE is concerned, I also feel this is the apex. I'll be starting graduate school in the Fall for electrical and computer engineering so it's as you say, there is no end.There is no end to studying in this life. That's all I know. I don't know what it will be, but there will something to study for.
If I pass PE this time, I am going for RCDD. My boss just passed the test but he took it in March with the old format. All new applications will be processed with the new format and everything about this certification is very expensive. Now with the new format, prior to taking RCDD test, you have to pass some basic IT test which is conducted online.Anyway, I was wondering what's after getting a PE? Anyone has any thoughts on the RCDD certification?
Yeah, no kidding, esp. if you are not a member, the price is so high. I am afraid my company won't pay for the classes.If I pass PE this time, I am going for RCDD. My boss just passed the test but he took it in March with the old format. All new applications will be processed with the new format and everything about this certification is very expensive. Now with the new format, prior to taking RCDD test, you have to pass some basic IT test which is conducted online.This is totally different animal than PE as it requires a lot of memorizing, not much technical but more of commonsense test. I am going to say this again, everything about this certification EXPENSIVE!
Honestly, the other certifications are not necessary (in the end they are a moneymaking operation for someone else, especially the LEED), unless you have some other intent beyond the electrical discipline, such as project management. Study the IEEE standards & gain new experiences, your PE is all you need, that's my two cents.
I agree, in the A/E world where the emphasis is typically on the commercial market type items (hospitals, office buildings, schools...etc), that sector does place a high value on acronyms beyond your name, especially if a client has an RFP that requires certifications for design. However, an interesting point, with respect to the LEED, isn't it already your duty as an engineer to design an efficient system? To hand over a large chunk of change over to an organization that provides minimal electrical education in return (there's really not that much to do with electrical for the LEED, seems to be more about materials, stormwater drainage...etc) just doesn't make sense & to a lesser degree the BICSI cert is a constant thing that you need to maintain, that is both financially & with time spent taking courses that meet their requirements. The BICSI books are a really good source, by all means and the training required is also extremely invaluable. I just don't appreciate the money making side of it all, for me it doesn't seem worthwhile.Honestly, the other certifications are not necessary (in the end they are a moneymaking operation for someone else, especially the LEED), unless you have some other intent beyond the electrical discipline, such as project management. Study the IEEE standards & gain new experiences, your PE is all you need, that's my two cents.
I beg to differ. I'm an electrical PE with an RCDD and LEED in an MEP role with an A/E. I'm the only RCDD in a firm of 330 people and it gives me a specialty niche on all the federal projects we bid on. It may not matter much to someone employed in industry, but in the A/E world certifications can make the difference between a regular paycheck and an unemployment check.
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