I agree and support the initiative.
Since I've been teaching Python for several years, I'm happy to help if
needed.

Juliano Fischer Naves

Em qua., 4 de mai. de 2022 às 13:42, Tomasz Muras <nexor1...@gmail.com>
escreveu:

> Hi,
>
> It looks like Microsoft is finishing their python certification program:
> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exams/98-381 .
>
> I like the idea and would love to see both certification and training
> materials done by the community.
>
> I would gladly help with the implementation, provided that whatever we do
> we will publish on the open licences (e.g. Open Source the code, and/or use
> Creative Commons for the material).
>
> Best regards,
> Tomek
>
> On Wed, 4 May 2022 at 15:58, <gabor.g...@proinbox.com> wrote:
>
>> I have checked out the the Python certification programs and I think it
>> would be interesting to create something more "official" and more
>> open/cheaper. I have found a Polish company which calls itself as
>> Python-Institute (which is a bit misleading name in my opinion as it
>> suggest that it is officially related to some organization of the Python
>> community) and sells tests/certs from approx. fifty to several hundred EUR
>> depending on the level. I have tried the entry level and for me it was
>> disappointing from the perspective of the quality of the questions. I
>> haven't tried Microsoft's certification yet.
>>    I think it would be a very viable option to create a certification
>> program which is officially supported by the PSF and provide some
>> reasonable pricing (i.e. free if someone just want do a self assessment and
>> a reasonable price if someone want to take the test in a controlled
>> environment). The scope could be the core language elements.
>>    Let me know what you think about the usefulness of the idea.
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