My PhD was in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration on Adult Education. My thesis was on Determinants of Success in Adult Basic Education and General Equivalency Diploma for Mothers on Social Assistance.
This is my personal qualification to be a network specialist. Later, I wrote training manuals for this program while at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington.
This is my personal qualification to be a Novell Netware specialist. I also wrote training manuals for this program while working at Novell Corporate Headquarters in Provo, Utah.
This is a well-respected industry-wide certification from the Computer Training Institute of America that transcends any individual company's products. (CompTIA is best known for the A+ technician's certification.)