Subject: Re: Certification?
From: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>
To: Chander Ganesan <Chander@otg-nc.com>
Cc: pgsql-www@postgresql.org
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Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:51:03 -0700
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On Mon, 2008-07-07 at 20:41 -0400, Chander Ganesan wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
> I've noticed that, as a trend, more and more training events are listed 
> that purport a "certification" in PostgreSQL .  In many ways, I find 
> this to be a bit misleading, in that no "industry recognized" 
> certification for PostgreSQL exists (except perhaps the SRA one in 
> Japan), and its quite possible that folks might mis-construe the use of 
> the word "certification" on the "postgresql.org" site as being a 
> "recognized" certification - or one that is sanctioned by the PostgreSQL 
> community.
> 
> Perhaps it would be best left to companies to advertise their own 
> special "certification" on their web site (which they may easily link to 
> via their training course listing), as opposed to on the PostgreSQL.org 
> site, where it might be mis-interpreted to mean something that it isn't...
> 
> thoughts?

Well if a training company wants to offer a certification for their
training...?

Don't get me wrong, I know your trying to address quality of content
issues here (as well as possible nefarious issues) but I think the
market will bring to bear those who are successful and those that
aren't.

There is a reason .Org has the big old disclaimer that says this is not
an endorsement.


> 
> Chander
>