• If you spend months studying and working just for the chance of getting it; then it’s worth having.
• If other people know that you had to work your ass off to get that piece of paper, then the piece of paper is worth showing.
• If well-recognized masters scrutinize and examine you after your study and effort, and then sign their name, then that piece of paper is golden.
• If only half the people who make the attempt achieve the goal, then that piece of paper is a competitive advantage.

That’s the long and short of it. A certification worth having is one that you have to work your ass off just to get a chance of receiving.

• It should take months or years.
• It should cost a lot, just to make the attempt.
• It should be backed by experts whose reputations are on the line.
• A sizable fraction should fail or drop-out.