Our guests, leaders of the Professional Certification Council, help us unpack the benefits of association certifications to individuals, employers, jobs, industries, economies, and society at large. Discussions surround counterproductive legislative efforts that demonstrate that there are misconceptions about the value of certification and how these credentials are essential to growth and progress. Denise Roosendaal, CAE, Executive Director for the Institute for Credentialing Excellence and Jeff Evans, Director Public Policy, ASAE, help bring to light why legislators and others must understand the full picture and what can be done to help solve the problem.