UNIX System Certification Programs

Bob Middaugh bob.middaugh at comcast.net
Fri Oct 21 08:54:59 PDT 2005


 
If you need a cert just to get a cert, and Linux is appropriate, I
think Red Hat has an offering that would probably be considered
"industry standard".
 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Erik
Norgaard
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 11:08 AM
To: Martin McCormick
Cc: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: UNIX System Certification Programs

On Fri, 21 Oct 2005, Martin McCormick wrote:

> 	As part of the formalization process for our carreer paths,
our 
> organization is wanting us to be certified in our areas of expertise

> as part of any on-going carreer path.  Since I do all my work in
Linux 
> and FreeBSD, what sorts of programs are there that would be similar
to 
> the Microsoft certifications which are extremely common in the
Windows world?

For linux you will probably find distribution specific certification
programs such as Red Hat Certisfied Whatever. For BSD there are
currently two initatives under way,

   bsdcertification.org and bsdcertification.com

> 	Please tell me any thoughts you might have.  Stating that I've
been 
> messing around with UNIX systems for about 14 years probably won't
get 
> me very far.:-)

Don't underestimate the value of experience! It is well known that
there is a vast number of paper certificates, proveable experience is
worth more than some unknown certificate.

When companies like certificates it's because they can tell their
clients that their employees are certisfied to do the job. But for
inhouse tasks experience is worth far more.

Cheers, Erik
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