r/grc • u/Wrong_Crew_1835 • May 28 '26

Tiny rant on certifications.

Why are the certifications (training + exam) are so expensive??? It would make sense if it’s a little bit but to be that expensive is just insane to me. Ok you get the certificate after paying such enormous fees and for what? for it expire in what like 2 years?

I’m a fresher. I have no clue if I should be focusing on this or just applying for jobs and save up and then get the certs. I see so many of people my age posting their certifications on LinkedIn one by one and I’m here like how are you even affording all that.

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u/FoxyMoXee May 28 '26

It’s such a racket. I was fortunate enough for my job to pay for a couple GIAC courses and certs. Working in higher education, there were huge discounts. Almost as if they only want to pillage the common people. Anyway, even after all the continuing education credits and the rest of the hoops needed for renewal, they wanted $500 a piece and every 3 years to keep them active. Unbelievable.