Whats going on, why u send me emails? -------- Original-Nachricht -------- Datum: 30 Apr 2007 17:22:17 -0400 Von: "G. Matthew Rice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An: [email protected] Betreff: [lpi-examdev] LPI:TNG LPI Needs a Mentoring Programme
> 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, > -- > g. matthew rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> starnix care, toronto, ontario, ca > phone: 647.722.5301 x242 gpg id: EF9AAD20 > http://www.starnix.com professional linux services & products > _______________________________________________ > lpi-examdev mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev -- "Feel free" - 10 GB Mailbox, 100 FreeSMS/Monat ... Jetzt GMX TopMail testen: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/topmail _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
