Many people, especially those new to Unix and Linux, find the breadth of
the LPI exams to be daunting. Even at the LPIC-1 level. A mentoring
programme would benefit everyone involved.
My suggestion is to tie the benefits of being a mentor directly to
the recertification policy mention in the previous e-mail on LPIC-3
recertification.
Some of the benefits to each side of the mentoring are:
Candidates
- receive help learning material that may otherwise be difficult
- meet new people and peers
- practice a new language
- have someone to help keep them on track
Mentors
- gain credit towards recertification
- practice a new language
- meet new people and peers
- intrinsic reward in helping people (as I'm sure many of us have been
helped in the past)
I think that this is an appealing idea to other 'constituencies' in the LPI
world as well:
LPI Affiliates
- possibly receive a portion of the recertification fee. They would
be doing the audits of experience records locally. This would help
with ongoing operational costs and additional promotion and support
in their region.
LPI ATP/AAP (training partners)
- adding mentoring to the service offering is a significant differentiator
LPI
- candidates that may never have been prepared are now capable and
confident in their ability to take and pass the LPI exams
- more exams taken (means more stability to the org)
- helps fulfill the LPI mandate to 'advance the Linux and Open Source
movement through...innovative programmes and community development'
What do people on this list think of the idea of a formal mentoring programme?
Should it remain as part of a LPIC-3 recertification policy or encourage all
level of certification holders to consider mentoring people?
Regards,
--
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