[edinburgh-pm] Perl certification, quick poll
Rory Macdonald
rory at employees.org
Thu Sep 4 05:22:36 CDT 2003
Hi,
I'm currently chatting with Tim Maher (a Seattle perl monger) about the
issue of Perl Certification. Tim is currently working on an article on
this topic and I thought it would be interesting to see what the
Edinburgh collective thought about it.
At this time there isn't a serious or widely respected Perl
Certification out there. I'd simply (at this stage) like to know whether
you would like to see the creation of a serious[1] Perl Certification
programme.
I'll get the ball rolling by simply saying, as someone who is currently
job hunting, I would love to be able to stamp my CV with a respected
"Perl Certified" differentiator for all those HR/recruitment types out
there to catch their toes on.
Regards
Rory
[1] "Serious" in this context is touted (by Tim) as a certification
procedure whose tests are;
designed by subject matter experts
compliant with established psychometric principles (validity,
reliability, etc.)
administered under tightly regulated conditions
controlled by a respected organization
endorsed by influential organizations
equipped with feedback mechanisms, to facilitate identification
and correction of errors
--
Rory Macdonald <rory at employees.org>
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