On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:44:36 -0400 Derek Balling <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > - Work with HR departments to have them require an Ethics > > certification (which would require a LOPSA membership) for system > > admins. The idea is that since system admins have access to all > > kinds of critical data, companies would like some sort of assurance > > that they understand ethics. > > What what an "ethics certification" look like? You obviously can't > certify that "Derek is ethical" (because, well, you've got no frame > of reference from which to make that determination), and anything > else is a certification that "Derek can memorize a one page document > and answer some questions based on it". I am a member of a Search and Rescue organization and like all emergency workers am required to keep several certifications up to date (CPR, First Aid, ICS 100, Search techniques, Helicopter safety, etc). All of these require some training (some in class, some online) and they all require a simple written test. In many cases the test is just to verify you read the material while in other cases you have to demonstrate a basic level of competency. I see an ethics certification being the same way as ICS100 (http://emilms.fema.gov/IS100b/index.htm), where the student goes through an online presentation and then gets a certification after answering some test questions. This does not guarantee that you are ethical, but it does require you to at least consider and think a bit about ethics. cheers, ski -- "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it connected to the entire universe" John Muir Chris "Ski" Kacoroski, [email protected], 206-501-9803 or ski98033 on most IM services _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
