What event would require certification or bonding for all IT employees? Like what would have to happen to get a law passed? This might be the question for the short term.

And while I might agree that certification is good and should be required in some circumstances I would say that it is unlikely to be required in all or even a majority of circumstances.

Many companies consider IT to be a cost center so one would have to show risk and liability and how certification or bonding would mitigate the cost. Not all applications are mission critical, after all!

An undercurrent here is that many technical types think their bosses are idiots. And Management often thinks technical types are not in touch (crazy) with business realities.

So if you are a technical boss type does that make you a potential crazy idiot?!