Alan McKinnon wrote: >On Friday 01 December 2006 18:37, Scott Lamberton wrote: > > >>Once a person is certified by LPI and receives a certification >>designation (LPIC-1, LPIC-2, LPIC-3), recertification is recommended >>after two years from the date of the certification designation to >>retain a current certification status. However, to RETAIN an ACTIVE >>certification status, a certification holder is REQUIRED to recertify >>within 5 years of the certification designation. >> >> > >Sorry, but I must protest this paragraph. I earned my current LPI >certificate at a time (after Sep 2004) when LPI said it WILL be current >for 10 years and thereafter it will be considered inactive (as opposed >to no longer active). > >That's what LPI told me when I passed it, and I *expect* LPI to honour >that for the full 10 years. The market and changing conditions should >be the sole factor to determine the current validity and >appropriateness of the certificate I have for those 10 years, and I >object in the strongest possible terms to a unilateral change from the >testing body. > >Change the terms for future certifications if you feel you must, but DO >NOT CHANGE what was agreed on in the past. > >alan > LPI has a responsibility to all of its certificate holders to ensure that the certification has relevance and validity within the market. In our consultations with industry they have been very clear that a 10 year (and a lifetime, even more so) certification is not keeping pace with technological change.
If LPI had required new certification holders to renew every 5 years while "older" certification holders had a ten year recertification we would have effectively created two classes of LPI certification. This would have caused considerable confusion within the marketplace and probably would have been detrimental to both "classes" of certification for a variety of reasons. One option open to you is to pursue a higher level certification--this will automatically update your previous level of certification. Please know that the point you raised was extensively discussed by our Board of Directors and was made in the best interests of the perception of value and relevancy for ALL LPI certificate holders. Thanks for your comments. scott -- Scott Lamberton Director of Communications Linux Professional Institute Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.lpi.org Telephone: +1-416-666-1574
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