IBM Machine Learning Professional Certificate

[Nukeme3]

I appreciate the input.

I think the power trifecta is a great way to balance a career, especially in niche industries.

My line of work is not excessively reliant on certifications, but instead more experience-based (manufacturing automation engineering). However, with the growth of Industry 4.0 and IoT being integrated across manufacturing, there will be a void between the manufacturing engineering operational technology (OT) and the existing business information technology (IT) that needs people to bridge the gap. I believe a few certifications can be beneficial for this means.

I'm not expecting to have to code the ML systems myself, although perhaps some API integration stuff. However, having a strong overview and understanding of the functionality, capabilities, and limitations will be important for decision-making from an advisory/managerial standpoint. I see many senior decision-makers in manufacturing are old-hats who are more than happy to throw hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars at technologies without a technical understanding of how these things work.