[Linux-aus] LA Certification

[Kathy Reid]

Right, to maintain accreditation you need to have continuous 
professional development - usually measured in points.

That CPD is usually administered by the accrediting body, so in this 
scenario Linux Australia is positioned as the accrediting body. We could 
work *with* an accrediting body, but the only one that comes to mind is 
the Australian Computer Society, who don't tend to be Linux- or open 
source- focused, and in recent years have moved to become much more of a 
profit-generating entity rather than a for-members based society (for 
example, a large portion of their revenue is membership from particular 
visa holders who have to maintain professional membership as a condition 
of their visa). I don't think we want to *be* an accrediting body, but I 
could be wrong.

There's a second point here too - this type of work requires labour and 
time and effort. Who would do this?

Best, Kathy

On 3/7/23 10:16, Info via linux-aus wrote:
> 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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