[BSDCert] Why Linux needs a mentor program

[Norm]

The difference between certification and professional seems very blurred.
here.  In my opinion to be certified one need only to prove they have a
specific level of knowledge, this is an inventively different discussion
than professional.  It is reasonable to assume that a professional has the
required level of knowledge but, they are expected to have more.  Not only
demonstrated ethics but also a certain level of involvement in an
appropriate community is expected.    I also have some difficulty with how
one would globally establish consistency when it comes to matters such as
the quality of the hour spent mentoring.
The closest parallel as I see it is while an engineer may have graduated
from a university and proven to their professors  that they have an adequate
level of knowledge, they usually have to wait for several years and have
accumulated some experience and frequently are required to write one or more
exams on topics such as ethics.  some areas also may require other personal
standards or evidence of continuing education. before they will grant
professional status. Other regularly recognised professional groups also has
similar procedures.
The danger as I see it is trying to make a certification too broad sweeping.
The challenge in setting a global standard on just what comprises an
appropriate level of knowledge is enough of a challenge with out bring other
"professional" aspects into the discussion. Thinking of some that I have
meet in the IT world, while they frequently have a greater body of knowledge
than I, there is no way they would be classified as professional.
For the record I am a professional in another area, I see my professional
designation as entirely separate from the courses and exams I took to
establish my level of knowledge.
Norm

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To: dlavigne6 at sympatico.ca
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Subject: Re: [BSDCert] Why Linux needs a mentor program


I would love to see some sort of involvement requirement for the cert. Such
a requirement could depress the number of people that will take the exam
just for the title, making the cert more valuable while at the same time
improving BSD and adding to the community.



On 9/20/05, HYPERLINK "mailto:dlavigne6 at sympatico.ca"dlavigne6 at sympatico.ca
<HYPERLINK "mailto:dlavigne6 at sympatico.ca"dlavigne6 at sympatico.ca> wrote: 


This is something the Group has considered for the "professional" (more
advanced) certification and ties in a little bit to the recent discussion on
pre-requisites (though that discussion was for the "associate" or less
advanced exam).

What does this list think of requiring the "professional" candidate to do
more than just pass an exam? As in, requiring another something such as:

- so many hours of involvement in one of the projects (assisting with docs,
advocacy, ports/packages, resolving bugs, etc.)

- so many hours of mentoring (either on lists, IRC, in one's local
community, in a user group, etc.) 

- other (give suggestions here)

Dru

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