Some certifications are designed to demonstrate a basic understanding and provide a low-level foundation. However, there are accredited certifications and graduate level certificates that go above and beyond 'the basics'.
It depends on what your long-term goals are and, what you anticipate accomplishing with your new certificate(s).
Do you want to be the absolute best in your respective field, or just another paper tiger?
Do you expect to submit methodical, forensically sound and more accurate reports; thus giving you the ability to testify on your findings more confidently?
Personally, I feel that we have an obligation to be the very best in our respective field. We should never stop training and never stop learning. It's because of the work we do that people either live or die by the system.
Our job isn't just about putting people away; it's about locating sound forensic evidence and then demonstrating our findings in a clear, concise and articulate manner for the judge and jury to decide.
Forensic evidence is the game changer.
So, with that said…
What it comes down to depends on the that person's current needs and motivations.
In real life skills are more important than memory.
That's because you've never been cross-examined.
It's just you and your memory up on the stand.
That's because you've never been cross-examined.
It's just you and your memory up on the stand.
I'm not familiar with US court procedure, but in the UK you are at least allowed access to your contemporaneous notes when on the stand to refresh your memory.