Context: Several certification programs exist to support the professional aspirations of software testers and quality assurance specialists. No certification now offered actually requires the applicant to show their ability to test software. No certification is based on a widely accepted body of knowledge. This has led some to declare that the testing field is not ready for certification. Certification itself cannot measure an individual's productivity, their skill, or practical knowledge, and cannot guarantee their competence, or professionalism as a tester.

Question: With several certifications out there that can be aquired, what is the one trait they all share?
Answer: requires the applicant to show their ability to test software

Question: What has the inability for the applicant to show how well they test led to?
Answer: testing field is not ready for certification

Question: What four traits can a certification not measure?
Answer: individual's productivity, their skill, or practical knowledge

Question: What programs are available to support non-professional aspirations of software testers?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What certification requires applicants to demonstrate ability?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Some say the testing field is ready for what?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Certification is a measure of what?
Answer: Unanswerable