[consulting] Drupal Certification

[Victor Kane]

+1 concrete form of international organization for developers who have
nothing to sell but their labor.
Victor

On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 11:29 AM, Alex Urevick-Ackelsberg
<Alex at zivtech.com>wrote:

> > Since the point is now to help folks get work and learn the trade, then
> this
> > isn't a certification program, but a course.
> >
> > I think these are two different concepts. There are several courses &
> books
> > available to teach Drupal, which new developers with any initiative
> should
> > already be looking up / researching. Why would we tie this to an official
> > certification that is just going to inconvenience other veteran
> developers?
>
> What I'd really like to see is a good definition of what it means to be a
> "Profressional" Drupal Developer and/or Shop, which I don't think is as
> simple as courses, since what we're really talking about is real world
> experience. I really think that we should be moving in the general direction
> that Victor points to, but I'm thinking more along the lines of how Trade
> Unions are run (i.e. there is a ladder to climb, mostly tied to experience,
> to achieve "master" status). The big issue with this would be the youth of
> the technology.
>
> But still, what about a Drupal Developers/Shops Guild?
>
> --
> Alex Urevick-Ackelsberg
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>
> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 10:12 AM, Brian Vuyk<brian at brianvuyk.com> wrote:
> > I should have added this to my prior email, but I didn't see it until
> Alex's
> > reply...
> >
> > Since the point is now to help folks get work and learn the trade, then
> this
> > isn't a certification program, but a course.
> >
> > I think these are two different concepts. There are several courses &
> books
> > available to teach Drupal, which new developers with any initiative
> should
> > already be looking up / researching. Why would we tie this to an official
> > certification that is just going to inconvenience other veteran
> developers?
> >
> > Brian
> >
> > Victor Kane wrote:
> >>
> >> I am a socialist, and I believe the workers should own the means of
> >> production. Then it could make sense to form some kind of certification
> >> program to help folks get work and learn the trade when they are new,
> and to
> >> create sustainable forms of communication so that those seeking services
> are
> >> well served, and that the needs of the people are truly met.
> >
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