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Trade Organizations Look to Train and Certify

Sunday, December 26, 2004

Following a torrent of RFID mandates, many wonder if there are enough qualified workers to meet demand. Two trade associations say no, and plan to launch an RFID certification and training program.

“Hundreds of thousands of people” knowledgeable in RFID will be needed in the coming years, said David Sommer, vice president of electronic commerce at Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), which is collaborating with the Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility (AIM Global). The two associations have already held discussions aimed at developing an RFID certification program that they hope will be operational by late 2005.

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