An interesting article has been posted on Codinghorror.com about the usefulness of certification in the software world.

This sentence rings true for me:

You should be spending your time building stuff, not studying for multiple choice tests. But that doesn’t mean they’re worthless, either. I don’t think certifications get in the way, as long as you can demonstrate an impressive body of work along with them

Certainly it’s worth getting certified in most disciplines (including ColdFusion) but you should always be able to back it up with some sort of portfolio of work.

Some employers seem to blindly take for granted that certification is the mark of a good programmer, when in reality, some certified individuals can’t program their way out of a wet paper bag.