On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, Orlando Andico wrote:
> I'm planning to have an
> installfest + training some weekend in August possibly at a gaming shop
> that's owned by one of the PinoyPC members.
A very noble task. Thank you.
> One of the reasons we've decided that an installfest + training is
> desirable is because we have no idea what companies offer good training
> locally. I know iPhil used to offer it at around 5,000 for 20 hours, but
> that was a couple years ago.
This is fairly low-end rate.
> Guess what: a 90-hour course at Bluepoint costs THIRTY-ONE THOUSAND
> PESOSES according to their web site, sez the PinoyPC member who wanted
> some training.
A five-day (7hrs/day) training on some single topic about Unix costs
something like 15,000 - 30,000 for historical reasons. The traditional
companies (HP Manila for example) just priced their Linux courses
similarly, because after all, Linux courses are Unix courses. They give
you free merienda, free lunch, nicely printed and bound course notes,
air-conditioned room, supervga Presentation projector, one workstation per
student, local area networking, and reasonably good trainors. In
Singapore, which is Asia's training center, the costs are even higher.
> Correct me if I'm wrong. Is Linux training really that expensive nowadays?
If the courses are given by the traditional computer education houses
like HP, IBM, etc., then they are really expensive. If they are given by
PLUG (remember we used to have those short 1hr tutorials during our
annual meetings?), they are for free.
We should revive those annual meetings. Calling the officers of PLUG!
> I'm all for a sense of community, that's why if the PinoyPC installfest +
> training goes through, I'll volunteer my services for food. =)
We need more people like you.
PMana
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