On Sat, 2006-11-11 at 08:19 +0100, M. Fioretti wrote: > On Fri, Nov 10, 2006 11:45:20 AM +0000, Chris Bradley > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > I was wondering if somewhere in the pipeline you have thought about > > having a Qualification that States that you Are able to Use, Install > > and troubleshoot a set version of open office. > > Besides the Ingots, which others have already mentioned, there is also > the ECDL (www.ecdl.com/). You can find some info on what it is and > could do for OpenOffice/Open Source at > http://business.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/01/11/1444259&tid=35 > > Hopefully things have changed since Jan 2005 and it is now possible to > get a Free SW ECDL in the UK.
The difference between INGOTs and ECDL/ICDL is that INGOTs are more concerned with learning related to transferable ICT skills, understanding open systems and participating in open source communities. ECDL/ICDL is much more about testing specific skills related to specific applications. At the Learning Machine Ltd we are primarily interested in education that underpins readiness for change and we are less concerned about qualifications that are specific to a single application. Our view is that people properly educated in ICT can transfer their skills across applications without specific training and that this is a much more sensible approach in the 21st Century given the rate of technological change. We are about to undertake a trial in collaboration with the Shuttleworth Foundation in South Africa where ICDL is used and it could be that there are complementary aspects to each approach. Certainly when it comes to take up by entire schools and colleges, the INGOT way of doing things is a lot less expensive which will be critical for mass adoption in cash strapped economies that are adopting OOo for economic reasons. Ian -- www.theINGOTS.org www.schoolforge.org.uk www.opendocumentfellowship.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
