Before you get excited about pushing for certification or advanced degrees,
take a very hard look at what this kind of activity did to the architectural
profession in the United States.  The architect's quest for professional
improvement, tougher standards etc. resulted in many professionals giving up
architecture and  a 20 year slide in real earnings.  The profession got the
idea that tougher standards would mean fewer architects and higher wages.
Wrong!  It resulted in clients turning to engineers, contractors, and interior
designers at a cost savings.

Museum professionals in the United States need to take a serious look at where
they are as a group.  The notion of young professionals having to work free as
interns or volunteers is disgusting.  Don't you value your own time?  Don't
you have any worth?