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On Sun, 2002-11-03 at 12:09, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> Yes!  I'd certainly agree.  I took such an A+ prep course (just as a
> brush-up) then took and passed the A+ exams with flying colors.  There's
> absolutely no mention of Linux on the exam.  As a student, I'd be a bit
> upset if I spent money to take a course going toward certification, then =
the
> instructor decided to include material known not to be covered by that
> particular certification.  If that instructor wants to teach a certificat=
ion
> course involving Linux, why not teach a prep course for Linux+?

I suppose this is what makes 'technical certifications' look so
horrible.  When someone takes a certification just to be 'certified' and
has no interest in the relevant world in which they will work it
explains a lot.

I dont say this to be mean, but I would be hard pressed to find an
'aspiring sci-fi author' who took a class say on the works of 'Kurt
Vonnegut' who would be enraged if somehow the topic strayed into the
works of 'Issac Asimov'.  Granted if the topic was continually about
someone other than Vonnegut then thats faulty advertising.  I guess for
me I dont see how one can be proficient in computing without being aware
of the computing world around them.  Again this is my biased two cents.

Most of this ill I think goes to the programs themselves.  Their adds
basically entice people to get certified to make big moola.  So they
attract people who generally are looking for the quick buck (I am of
course generalizing broadly here, certainly not everyone who goes for
certifications has this motivation).  On top of that they are so
ludicrous in price, I could see irration if I thought I were going to
fail the test after dropping $1,000 plus for the course work.

So why bother writing this email?  I really think the 'community' should
step up and do certifications.  That is offer classes to teach not
classes for a piece of paper.  Your certification comes in the form of
you actually knowing real world stuff.  The validation comes in the
essence of the recognition of peers.  I know the flames to expect, but
someday when I have time, if Hans doesnt beat me to the punch, perhaps
PLUG will offer this in the future. ;)

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Derek Neighbors
GNU Enterprise
http://www.gnuenterprise.org
derek@gnue.org

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