By Michael Vizdos
So you want to be a Certified Scrum Trainer. And to do that, you are entering into the candidate review process. Or maybe you’re just curious as to what it takes to earn the Certified Scrum Trainer designation. Wherever you are on your agile journey, I wanted to take a moment to give you my two cents on the new candidate review process from the CST perspective. We’ll talk about what the process is, what I’ve learned so far, and what it means (and doesn’t mean) for the Scrum community as a whole.
The Process Itself
First, please remember that certifications from the Scrum Alliance, whatever they are (CSM, CSPO, CSP, CSC, or CST), are really just the beginning of a journey for people who receive them. I received my initial CSM in 2004 with Ken Schwaber, and at the end of 2006 was designated as a CST (also granted by Ken Schwaber). The process has gone through many iterations over the years. While I have watched this happening, I have learned one thing -- the process will continue to evolve.
It must. Over the past six months, the Scrum Alliance has been trying some new techniques for a person to become Certified Scrum Trainer (CST). The current process, called "V8", is located at http://bit.ly/simple-CST-process-v8. Today, as long as you are a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) you can follow the five-step process and apply to become a CST. The first part of this process requires the CST candidate to register a statement of intent and have two people from the current CST community vouch for their integrity and act as their champions through this process.
