David Weeks wrote:
>>
The operative phrase above is: "live environment." We need to test
applicants
on their ability to specify, implement, operate and maintain a real
computing
environment. If our applicants can't do that, then they're no better than
the
CNEs and MCSEs of ill repute.
<<
It's a lovely idea, but I think you'll find it's logistically unworkable.
Cisco do it, but only for specific tests in their own labs, the costs of
which is partially covered by other usage. Red Hat do it for RHCE, but
again, it's not cheap. For a distro-independent certification test suite,
it would require installation of multiple distros at every test center,
plus the development of a set of scripts which can "break" a system so that
the user has an opportunity to fix it, test that it has been repaired
successfully, and then repair the system. This must all be done in a secure
manner, so that the candidate can't just read the script to see what it
did.
Or you could provide a highly experienced examiner at each location, to
personally test the candidate. Expensive, highly variable quality and
again, logistically difficult.
Sorry, but I just can't see it. I think what you'd *really* like to see is
managers who were sufficiently skilled that they could properly interview
applicants and select the best one, so that certifications were no longer
even required. There's a Dilbertism in there: maybe we have to produce
better engineers / admins / programmers to cope with the falling standards
of managers. . .
Best,
--- Les [http://www.lesbell.com.au]
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