On Sat, Apr 04, 2009 at 04:20:57PM -0400, Stephen Potter wrote:
> Richard Chycoski wrote:
> > I don't believe that this field is quite ready for it yet, but when
> > LOPSA does get into the area of certification we need a broader-based
> > 'systems administration' program.Product based exams are for
> > 'technicians', wide-scoped professional exams are for 'engineers'. This
> > organisation is about moving forward the profession of systems
> > administration, which means that we need to look more like engineers
> > than technicians.
>
> (Since this is a discussion of what LOPSA should do regarding professional
> standards/certification, I will invoke the standard board member disclaimer
> that I'm speaking for myself and my opinions, not for the Board or the
> organization)
>
> This has always been more of my idea of what we should do for certification.
> Most professional certifications ("Board Certified") require four parts, not
> all of which are under the direct control/supervision of the certifying
> organization:
> 1) Completion of a recognized degree or other core subject educational
> curriculum (technical certification)Does anyone know of any other degree programs like this? http://matcmadison.edu/matc/offerings/programs/it-computer-systems-administration-specialist/ ( Same link as above, in case of wrap foolishness ) http://tinyurl.com/dbgkun > 2) Demonstration of professional experience, such as an intern program or > apprenticeship > 3) Professionalism or ethical training and certification > 4) Registration, fee > > I would think that part of a LOPSA certification would include a number of > different tracks, such that you could be a "LOPSA Certified Systems > Administrator - Linux", "LCSA - Windows", even "LCSA - SAN" (for example). > For the technical certification part, we might accept an RHCT or a Novell > CLA/CLP10 (I could also see us having a "LOPSA Certified Systems Engineer" > or "Architect" that might require an RHCE or Novell CLE10). For #2, we > would accept job experience. For #3, we need to formalize things like the > ethics class that Moose teaches pretty regularly at LISA and LOPSA events, > and perhaps come up with an online test. > > -spp > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ -- Matt Okeson-Harlow My latest hobby/obsession: http://technomage.net/camera "kernel panic in the shared library with the named pipe..." -- allbery_b, #lopsa 2007-09-19
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