There was a great talk given at PyCon 2019's education summit about certification. (I'm sorry that I don't remember who gave it, because it was excellent, and laid out the issues very clearly.) It really opened my eyes to the complexity and difficulty of creating a good certification program -- but also the importance of having one run by the community, rather than companies.

I would be happy to chat with other people about setting up some sort of PSF-sponsored Python certification program, which would benefit everyone in the community. But it won't be easy or a short-term project, and there are many issues to deal with, including the need for keeping the questions secure and secret, while keeping it an open-source project.

Reuven

Carl Karsten wrote on 04/05/2022 10:10:
+1

On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 8:59 AM <gabor.g...@proinbox.com> wrote:

I have checked out the the Python certification programs and I think it would be 
interesting to create something more "official" and more open/cheaper. I have 
found a Polish company which calls itself as Python-Institute (which is a bit misleading 
name in my opinion as it suggest that it is officially related to some organization of 
the Python community) and sells tests/certs from approx. fifty to several hundred EUR 
depending on the level. I have tried the entry level and for me it was disappointing from 
the perspective of the quality of the questions. I haven't tried Microsoft's 
certification yet.
    I think it would be a very viable option to create a certification program 
which is officially supported by the PSF and provide some reasonable pricing 
(i.e. free if someone just want do a self assessment and a reasonable price if 
someone want to take the test in a controlled environment). The scope could be 
the core language elements.
    Let me know what you think about the usefulness of the idea.
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