[consulting] Drupal Certification and Requirements

[Brian Vuyk]

I agree with Wim.

A Drupal certification can at best show that you are proficient with the 
hooks, theming, and core modules of Drupal of a certain version. As well 
all know, those are moving targets, and would need to be retested every 
major release.

That said, a portfolio and list of contributed modules probably speaks 
far more for your knowledge of the platform than any test you take.

Brian

Wim Mostrey wrote:
> I'm not sure. With Drupal's release cycle you'd have to re-take the exam every
> two years at the very least. I'm not sure if people, especially self-employed
> developers, are willing to pay up whatever it costs take just to get the
> certificate to "prove" clients they are proficient with Drupal.
>
> To support this point I refer to the Drupal Services page [1]:
>
> "Note: We only list individuals and companies that have contributed to Drupal.
> Even though a "contribution" is somewhat subjective and hard to define, it is
> fairly easy to understand once you see it. See this discussion [2] on the
> Development list for more definitions of contribution."
>
> Your contributions prove you are good at Drupal, not some piece of paper.
>
> Wim
>
> [1] http://drupal.org/drupal-services
> [2] 
> http://lists.drupal.org/pipermail/development/2006-August/thread.html#18496
> Quoting paola.dimaio at gmail.com:
>
>   
>> sounds like an excellent business idea
>> no such thing yet afaik
>> pdm
>>
>> On Dec 19, 2007 10:05 AM, johnrosswvsu <john_rosswvsu at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi Everyone!
>>>
>>> Is there any existing official Drupal examination that is conducted for
>>> examinees to get a certification? If so, what are the requirements (such as
>>> testing fees, etc)? Where could be the testing centers? and any additional
>>> information about it....
>>>
>>> John Ross
>>>
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