This is a formal proposal to set up the certification project which would be a dedicated space toward the certification moving out of the Education project. We believe this will benefit the certification efforts since it will gather more visibility to the project and also better way to handle volunteers that want specifically see information about the project. The goal fo the certification project is to create and maintain a certification that respond to the needs of a standardized qualification on the use of the office suite. The mission statement of the project should be the followings:
Summary The OpenOffice.org Certification Project will develop and manage a global skills-certification program through a network of training and support partner organizations in both the private and public sector. We will develop a set of skills standards as well as a flexible, low-cost and culturally-neutral infrastructure for testing students based on these standards. Our organizational partners will deliver the tests and training, remitting a fee for every student that has successfully passed their tests, and we will issue and maintain the certifications. The program is designed to be operated on a cost-recovery, non-profit basis (though we will certainly encourage our partners to profit from the relationship with us). As a result will will create a vibrant community of partners and advocates, through a system that encourages private trainers while keeping OOo programs competitive and relevant in local cultures and communities. Vision To grow the acceptance and use of OpenOffice.org (OOo) by commercial and institutional organizations that deploy office productivity software. Mission To increase the numbers of people qualified to operate OOo software, while developing a worldwide network of educational and service organizations capable of providing support to organizations considering the deployment of OOo. This will be done primarily through the creation of educational standards related to OOo operation and administration, as well as an infrastructure for providing certification testing based on those standards. This will be done using methods designed to be as publicly accessible, vendor-neutral, and culturally neutral as possible. Please vote to fill out the protocol of the guidelines to set up a new project. -- Alexandro Colorado OpenOffice.org Español IM: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
