Re: SAGE, certification, and you

[Yiorgos Adamopoulos <adamo@cs.ntua.gr>]

On Wed, Feb 18, 1998 at 02:29:20PM -0800, Dave Close wrote:
> hardware design.) Perhaps the best contribution Usenix could make would 
> be to help develop such a curriculum, then leave it to the schools to 
> issue the diplomas.
 
I agree to that!
 
I have been an SA for over 5 years (OK I am not an oldtimer, I am 24), been a
Network Manager for a Nation Wide network and exchange point.  I also have a
degree in Computer Engineering.  Why should I (and others more qualified than
me) need *any* kind of certification?  I believe we are certified by
experience, not by paper.
 
I have also received from M$ a ridiculous diploma saying that I am certified
to install/administer Exchange.  I attended the seminar and my fees were
payed by the Greek tax payers, and it was the greatest waste if public money
I've seen.  I (and many other attendees) knew more than the instructor.  Do
such seminars make M$ (or any other company that certifies) look better?
 
	--Yiorgos Adamopoulos
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