[SFD-discuss] Was: FLOSS educational programmes

[Pia Waugh]

Hi all,

I was perusing through sfd-discuss and re-found this and I wanted to renew
the discussion.

<quote who="Steve Olive">

> It is up to us, the Open Source and Free Software Communities, to
> encourage the use of qualifications that do not focus on a particular
> brand of software. I also believe that these qualifications should not
> be prohibitively priced, preventing students, who are often unemployed,
> from taking the tests. They are better served spending the money on
> computers and other hardware for use at home so they can better their
> skills and find employment.
> 
> Is this something the Software Freedom Day should look into? Registering
> or certifying skills with software promoted on Software Freedom Day.

Steve, what exactly do you have in mind here? We could certainly add
something to the registration process or there is also the possibility of
aligning with certifications and encouraging teams to do certification
workshops and exams as part of their Software Freedom Day celebrations which
would both draw attention to certifications and also get more qualified FOSS
practitioners into the workforce every year. What do you think?


Cheers,
Pia

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