CERTIFICATION: MEETING AN INDUSTRY NEED

ne of the challenges ComSoc faces is how best to meet the needs of its wide range of constituents from around the world, which includes researchers and practitioners in industry, academia and government, as well as the students and young engineers who are ComSoc’s and humanity’s future. With support from the IEEE New Initiatives Committee, the Society has been developing and recently launched a trial “certification” program aimed at meeting industry needs for certifying the key skills of engineers who work in the wireless communications area. The certification program was initially conceived and pursued by Pierre