string certificationType = GetCertificationType(ordinal);
ddlCertification.SetSelectedTextOrValue(certificationType);
if (ddlCertification.SelectedItem == null)
{
    Log.WarnFormat(
        "An unsupported certification type '{0}' encountered for Education #{1} for Reference ID {2}",
        certificationType, ordinal, BcRequest.ReferenceID);
}