On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Arinda JB <[email protected]> wrote:
> Indeed its interesting and after reading the comments from the readers it > looks the issue between certifications and > experience may never be resolved. But i think the biggest draw back to > certifications is that almost 90% of the people who do them are mainly > targeting either of the two as the primary. > i) The Job market > ii) To enhance the reputation technically. > > Hence very few go for certification with a primary cause of enhancing their > knowledge in a given area. This has brought all the draw backs including so > called brain dumps. I remember a similar complaint was once raised on the > current education system in Uganda where some argued that students of today > study to pass exams but not to get knowledge. > > After all, the exam is all that matters in Uganda even after volumes of class notes and text books. Even if you could build a nuclear reactor at the end of your A-Level, no one will care if you fail to answer the exams. > Regards. > Arinda JB > > > On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 3:40 PM, Mikisa Richard <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Interesting read. Thanks for this .. >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On >> Behalf Of *Daniel Bwente >> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 01, 2009 3:11 PM >> *To:* [email protected]; Linux Users Group Uganda >> >> *Subject:* Re: [LUG] Certification vis Experience >> >> >> >> The case for Certifications >> >> >> >> http://etherealmind.com/opinion-why-certification-matters-experience-less-so >> >> “If you have five years of experience in one job, then you have five >> times one year experience” >> >> The case for Experience >> http://packetlife.net/blog/2009/nov/27/double-edged-cert/ >> >> "Certifications are ubiquitous in IT. Engineers and administrators collect >> them, and employers demand them like items on a grocery list. They function >> almost as currency in the job market." >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. >> --------------------------------------- >> >> >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > > -- //MB
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