"Bryan J. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > "G. Matthew Rice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So we audit a certain amount of the recerts. Say we audit 25% of > > recerts and charge $250 for a recert (PMI charges $150, (ISC)2 > > doesn't appear to charge anything but there is an $85/year > > 'maintenance fee'). This give LPI a budget of $1,000 to perform > > each audit. By using the local affiliate and local alumni where > > we can, I think that LPI could handle this task. > > Doable? > > Why not make it a certification _option_ to be "peer reviewed"?
Oh, definitely. People can redo the exams if that's their preference. > Again, options, not forced requirements, are always good. > Sure, there will be people who bark at the costs involved. > But for those that _really_ care, they will pay. > > I'd charge $2,000 for a 1-time, peer-review process. That's in-line > with the costs (and resulting fees) involved in most state licensing > agencies on engineering, law or medicine. > > Those who do it get another logo. The record will state the date and > the level had attained when it was done. I could see there being an 'audited' tag beside LPIC-3 designations. I think that the $2k is a little steep for most parts of the world. It also isn't in line with my experience getting licensed as a professional engineer here in Canada (fingers crossed, I just submitted my work experience record today; yeah, yeah, 10 years late but..). The costs for me were more along the lines of $160-ish (not totally certain but somewhere around there) for applying and $100 for a law and ethics test (the only things my university education missed, I guess ;)). After this, I get to pay $150-ish/yr to maintain my license. Aside from the student loans, this is the only cost. And everyone that finds out is thrilled for me. The most common question I get is, "So does this mean you can sign my passport photo?" - sheesh... That said, some things are a little different. I have to provide 3 licensed engineers as references. They have to be familiar with my work experience already. And they have to say 'yeah, give him the license.'. So, that limits the amount of audit time/cost required. We could also take this approach once we have a number of LPIC-3s that are bonafide. They could act as the 'sponsors' or references for other LPIC-3 renewals. Of course, this starts getting us into the 'professional licensing' realm which would mean that we need some form of 'complaint department' or ??? Regards, -- g. matthew rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> starnix, toronto, ontario, ca phone: 647.722.5301 x242 gpg id: EF9AAD20 http://www.starnix.com professional linux services & products _______________________________________________ lpi-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-discuss
