Re: Certification

From: damien(at)dalibo(dot)info
To: "Bob Lunney" <bobl(at)aweber(dot)com>, "Michael Meskes" <meskes(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Certification
Date: 2015-10-30 09:48:59
Message-ID: 80d5068a29bdeea0cecf79397f336a53@rainloop3.taadeem.net
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29 octobre 2015 14:52 "Bob Lunney" <bobl(at)aweber(dot)com> a écrit:
> Ah, the old "certification" fallacy!
>
> Certifications, like degrees, only tell hiring managers and recruiters the certification holder has
> passed a set of requirements and/or tests, which may or may not be available or even comprehensible
> to the interested party. [...]
>

I think this is not the only point of a certification. Actually a lot a trainees are interested by getting an evaluation at the end of the course. It's a rewarding experience in itself to see how much you've improved your knowledge. Of course you can do that by running a mere evaluation. But delivering a certification is even more rewarding, and it makes even more sense if it's a community-backed vendor-independent diploma. You even see that as as an act of community onboarding.

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Damien

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