Post-Production : Avid media composer certificate?? by Stephen Quaranta Jr.

Is it worth it to get an avid certification? And if so do I need to have prior education on a film set to properly grasp the concepts of the program? I am right now using the trial for avid and am seriously trying to gain knowledge with this professional software, as I am trying to become an assistant editor or anything to help out the production with film. Would appreciate all the feedback I can get on this topic thanks, Steve