Agree. At the very least the cert needs to have at least a simulation of a real-world environment or processes. Textbook reading or listening to lectures for pure information is the lowest tier of knowledge IMO because it is easy to simply memorize and regurgitate. The real skill is taking that information, converting it to knowledge and being able to apply it to real-world problems to create solutions. The cert will only be able to take you so far but it should at least put you in that direction.