[BALUG-Talk] vendor-independent certification pros and cons?

[David Fetter]

On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 01:49:11AM -0400, Gallagher, Mark wrote:
> I'm a contributor for SearchEnterpriseLinux.com and I wanted to get
> some opinions on vendor-independent certification.  Maybe some folks
> on the mailing lists could speak to the pros/cons of IT professionals
> becoming more area-specific versus product-specific in expertise? 

Certifications of any kind are quite tricky to make useful.  I'm
pretty sure anybody here could get an MCSE without breaking a sweat,
and like the vast majority of certifications out there, it would be
worthless.

The BSD Certification took a couple of years to put together, and a
*lot* of resources.  If you're interested, get in touch with Dru
Lavigne to find out what that project involves :)

Cheers,
David.
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