Not related to this class in particular but in general for online courses. Is the "verifiable certificate" worth it?
If you need to apply for advertised jobs I think yes, any certificate in IT is helpful.
Every now and then I look at advertised jobs to see what's going on and there are quite a few that I could take on but they all want some sort of proof that you know what you are doing.
While a certificate is definitely no guarantee that you do know what you are doing it is proof that you have at least studied and when (i.e. proof of knowledge _and_ experience over time).
Being a contractor and having no formal IT qualifications I rely solely on word of mouth for my work and at my age and temperament I much prefer it this way
If I was younger and needed a job I'd be gobbling up these 'verified' cert's where I could as there are not so many opportunities to study these topics, especially here in Australia, unless you can get into university. A lot of these courses are from reputable universities such as Harvard and MIT and these would be the courses worth doing I think and the ones I have participated in have been very good.
