[Linux-aus] LA Certification

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Lots of professions have accreditation points systems. To maintain accreditation as XYZ, you have to 
attend ongoing training on XYZ to the value of 100 points each year.

LA could work with groups like PHP to allocate points for relevant sessions. Or just make up nominal 
points based on hours per subject and type of session. As an example, a one hour intense workshop on 
configuring a Web server might might be worth 10 points for server admin, 5 for the PHP related 
content, and 3 for security related tasks.

While it is overall a bit flaky, it is easier to explain to management. :-)
They can enter the numbers in a spreadsheet. :-))

On 3/7/23 08:56, Kathy Reid via linux-aus wrote:
> Hi Russell,
> 
> Firstly I want to say thank you for this suggestion - I think it's great
> that people are thinking about how Linux Australia could help members
> with professional development.
> 
> There are a few different use cases here:
> 
> Certificates of attendance
> 
> These would be event specific, and, IMHO, the domain of the event
> organisers, but I see no reason why they couldn't be issued. LA could
> assist with a template.
> 
> Endorsement of skills
> 
> I don't see this as a certification piece, it's much more an endorsement
> of one person by another - and we have platforms for that already, like
> LinkedIn, or other job platforms.
> 
> Vendor certification
> 
> This is a way for vendors to have their products enmeshed in industry;
> vendor certification is a way of legitimising a vendor's product range,
> and requiring people to *maintain* certification provides an ongoing
> revenue stream. LA is not a vendor, so I don't see us playing in this
> space.
> 
> Non-vendor certification
> 
> This is where players like the LPI have carved out a niche - providing
> non-vendor-specific certifications. In Australia at least there are
> several such providers, like LogiTrain and Knowledge Academy. I don't
> think this is where LA want to play because we're not set up for it.
> 
> So, what *could* LA do in this space, if the goal is to help people with
> their Linux / FLOSS / open source / open * careers?
> 
> We already have the Jobs board [0], with huge thanks to Mr Hesketh who I
> believe still maintains it. I'd love to get this auto-posting to our
> LinkedIn and Mastodon properties to increase its value and reach at some
> stage. Or, the volume is low enough it could be done manually.
> 
> We could create some content on the website to point people in various
> directions - attend events here, here's what to consider in terms of
> certification, here's the type of certifications our members have. That
> is, help outline the pathways people could take with Linux and open
> source in their career. That might be the action here? A page which
> outlines what directions open source could take your career, and how
> that might work in Australia - to provide guidance.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Kathy Reid
> 
> [0] https://linux.org.au/jobs/
> 
> On 3/7/23 00:23, Russell Coker via linux-aus wrote:
>> Would there be a benefit in having Linux Australia certification?
>>
>> Companies like Google give out certificates when people attend their training,
>> would certificates of attendance be of any interest to people?
>>
>> What about certification of skilled contribution to FOSS projects?  We could
>> have a system where members of the projects can endorse worthy contributors
>> for a certification of their skills and work.  Would that help people get
>> jobs?
>>
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