Just a thought - would it make sense to attach the year to the certification?
As in LPIC-2-2006. That would avoid labels and having to manage them. It would remove the issue of changing the original commitment to non-invalidation. It would also give prospective employers useful information: a 5-year old (but otherwise active/valid/pick your term) cert with a healthy show of experience in the field can be just as strong (or stronger) as a more recent cert; on the other hand, the same 5-year old cert with no supporting experience would certainly not carry the same implication of current proficiency. After all, do you go back to college every couple of years to graduate again? Frank On Thursday December 07, 2006 5:20 pm, Bryan J. Smith wrote: > From: Andreas K. Foerster > > > Well, to me this "inactive" still sounds too much like "invalid". > > (and now comes the real, neverending differences over semantics ;-) > > > So how about a change in the labeling? > > How about a "recertification recommended" status, > > or "current" versus "not current", or "dated", or something > > like that? > > I'm sure others will disagree there too, saying they are worse and make > other suggestions. > > But maybe - JUST MAYBE - it's because LPI is more "in-sync" with > peer-professional/licensing organizations/agencies, but "INACTIVE" merely > and often means you didn't renew, did not meet continuing requirements, > etc... for "ACTIVE" status. > > So at this point, I think everyone should trust LPI's judgement on the > semantics. ;-) > > Although I'm sure that just some of the arrogant engineer coming out in me, > causing me to roll my eyes at the technicians that aren't familar with > many professional regulatory agencies/boards. ;-) I mean, unlike nearly all > other certification programs, LPI even has the program setup for > "PROBATION" and other "disciplinary" actions. > > I mean, other vendors and programs are too busy with marketing and would > just kick you out if you went against their wishes. LPI is trying to build > a program _respected_ by not only peer Linux professionals, but > established, professional and regulatory organizations and agencies in > general. ;-) -- There are 10 types of people in the world... Those who understand binary, And those who don't. _______________________________________________ lpi-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-discuss
