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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