The place it has for me is that my work is hesitant to pay for additional training if there's nothing to show for it, like a certification.
They can't tell if I go to a $2000 training course and just goof off, there's no tangible goods that they can see. If I got them to shell out $3000 for my training, and I get the certification, then the powers that be will feel better about themselves and justified in spending the money. As far as I'm concerned, if it convinces them to pay to make me a better/smarter person, then I'm all for it. However, if I had to pay for it myself, I'd only consider it if it was truly worth it. I don't want to waste hours on how to setup and install linux and how to create user accounts in sip.conf and iax.conf and how to make an extension call a phone, I can do that in my sleep, I want to learn about the most advanced features in Asterisk, some of those little commands that people tend to forget about in the day to day configuration. And I would want to learn some very neat tips and tricks and such. If it offered that, then I'd scrounge up the $3000. Especially if it lands me a $50,000/yr+ Job. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Taylor Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 10:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Another Asterisk Certification Alternate Certification For those of you who can't (or won't) shell-out the $3000+ for the 5 day certification class, here's a quicker way AND IT'S HALF THE MONEY! www.metrotel.net/asterisk.htm Asterisk is a good product. Some people "need" certification. A mature "product" needs "certified" professionals. Asterisk is maturing. Remember the Certified Novell Engineers? There a a lot of people that know everything about Novell who never got the white lab coat. There is a place for cetification. It helps all of us, even those who never become "certified". -- James Taylor 3505 Summerhll Road Suite 11 Texarkana, Texas 75503 903-793-1956 _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
