I agree with the certification for 1 main reason, it's something to show your work.
Although I've been working with Asterisk for 4 months now and have gotten pretty good (thanks in part to reverse engineering a previous persons dial plans), I still feel there is a lot more out there, stuff I'm missing. I can do a lot, but I also know there's a lot of tips/tricks/advanced things that can be done. I've been asking my company for Asterisk training for a month now and they will probably approve it early next year, but one of the comments I've heard is "$2,000 for training and not even a certification to show for it." Corporate will see a certification as proof you learned, that you didn't go to class at their expense and goofed off. So I don't mind getting certified, if it gets them to pay for my training, more power to the dCAP. Whatever it takes to get my company to spend money to make me a better Asterisk Administrator; It's a benefit to them to have me know this knowledge, but it's a major benefit to me to have this knowledge. I'm CCNA trained, I've worked with Cisco's for years now, but never got the actual Cert, nevertheless, I was hired based off my knowledge and experience, not the piece of paper. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jorge Mendoza Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 3:56 PM To: Asterisk Developers Mailing List; Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] [Asterisk-Dev] RE: [Asterisk-biz]Asterisk training andcertification :: AstriconTraining I'm in agree with Brian for the following reasons: - By principle I'm against the certification: it is not a proof of knowledge. - Certification is discriminatory: only the people from the "first world" should be certificated, USD $ 3.275,00 is one year salary for many engineers in developing countries. If you add travel, hotel, etc. it can reach 2 year salary. Why they do not post the 150 question exam in the web and provide certification for peoples who answer correctly? Free of course. Jorge Mendoza Brian West wrote: > I feel this is a slap in the face for those of us that have been here and I > don't feel I should HAVE to pay to be certified... I think me and MANY > others are about to walk out of the project over this. I have already > spoken with many people that are close to the project. You're hurting US > and our ability to make money. I still know the code better than most of > the people that will be paying to be certified. You're pushing it here. > > I REFUSE TO PAY!!! I know you guys mean well but you didn't take any of us > into account that know this software and know it well. > > bkw > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-biz- >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Olle E. Johansson >>Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 1:32 PM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: [Asterisk-biz] Asterisk training and certification :: >>AstriconTraining >> >>*** AsteriskT Open Source Linux PBX Training and Certification >> >>Huntsville, AL and Kansas City, MO, December 20, 2004: Digium, Inc., >>Edvina AB and Sokol & Associates today released a new program for >>training and certification of Asterisk professionals. Asterisk is the >>leading Open Source PBX for Linux, with support for both PSTN >>connectivity and many VoIP protocols. >> >>The first class in the Astricon Training product line is the five-day >>bootcamp "Introduction to Asterisk". This class will be held in the US >>and Europe six times during 2005. The organizers and teachers is the >>same team that set up the Astricon 2004 conference and expo in September >>this year, an event that gathered over 450 Asterisk users and developers >>in Atlanta, GA. >> >>The new Asterisk certification is named dCAP, Digium Certified Asterisk >>Professional. To get the certification, one has to go through a 150 >>question exam as well as a practical exam, where the student builds and >>configures a PBX. The certification will be given by the Astricon team >>under license from Digium. >> >>"This is an important step towards greater acceptance of Asterisk in the >>enterprise", says Olle E. Johansson of Edvina in Sweden. "With a >>professional training and certification, you can ensure that your staff >>or your consultants has the required skills to setup and manage a >>mission-critical PBX platform based on Asterisk." >> >>"The Asterisk Open Source project is building a professional business >>ecosystem", says Mark Spencer, the founder of Digium and creator of >>Asterisk. "Many companies are now selling Asterisk-based solutions. With >>the 1.0 stable release in September, the Digium hardware that ranges >>from the IAXy end-user device to carrier-class quad-T1 cards and the >>Digium commercial support we have a professional platform for partnering >>with major enterprises. The Astricon training and dCAP certification >>enables us to build a network of consultants that we know will and are >>able to assist us working on the continued success of Asterisk." >> >>The first training class will be held in Kansas City, MO, January 17-21 >>2005. The cost for a five-day bootcamp with certification is $3,275 USD. >>Details can be found on http://www.astricon.net >> >>AsteriskT is the leading open source PBX, used all over the world. Since >>it is Linux-based, it inherits all of the power and stability of the >>operating system. Linux provides open source alternatives to proprietary >>applications. Asterisk is the first package to fit all telecommunication >>needs in a broad variety of environments. >> >>DigiumT is the creator and primary developer of Asterisk, the industry's >>first open source PBX. Used in combination with Digium's PCI telephony >>interface cards, Asterisk offers a strategic, highly cost-effective >>approach to voice and data transport over TDM, switched, IP, and >>Ethernet architectures. >>Digium provides a highly refined selection of quality hardware and >>software products, developed and implemented using innovative >>engineering techniques (primarily open source development). A full range >>of professional services complement these product lines, including >>consulting, technical support, and custom software development services. >>The open source communications revolution is here, and Digium is leading >>the way. >> >>Contacts: >>. Olle E. Johansson, Edvina AB, Phone +46 8 594 788 10, >> http://www.astricon.net >>. Steven M. Sokol, Sokol & Associates, >> Phone: +1.816.822.1807, IaxTel: 700.613.9004 >>. 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