[dankohn1]

I led the expert certification you're referring to, so I'll show some restraint and not talk it up too much.

But I will mention that we're aware of some consulting organizations that are requiring that new employees take the exam after they are hired, as it gives both the engineer and their manager confidence in their understanding.

The exam has only been around for 5 months, but it's already gone through 3 versions and is based now on K8s 1.9. Also note that it's a proctored, online exam where you configure 7 clusters over the course of 3 hours. There's no multiple choice.

Registered nurses have been around for decades, so we have a long way to go to catch up their recognizability. But we do see the Certified Kubernetes Admninistrator as a core building block for the cloud native ecosystem.