[Asterisk-Users] [Asterisk-Dev] RE: [Asterisk-biz]Asterisk training andcertification :: AstriconTraining

Mon Dec 20 15:12:02 MST 2004

I agree with the certification for 1 main reason, it's something to show
your work.

Although I've been working with Asterisk for 4 months now and have gotten
pretty good (thanks in part to reverse engineering a previous persons dial
plans), I still feel there is a lot more out there, stuff I'm missing. I can
do a lot, but I also know there's a lot of tips/tricks/advanced things that
can be done.

I've been asking my company for Asterisk training for a month now and they
will probably approve it early next year, but one of the comments I've heard
is "$2,000 for training and not even a certification to show for it."

Corporate will see a certification as proof you learned, that you didn't go
to class at their expense and goofed off. So I don't mind getting certified,
if it gets them to pay for my training, more power to the dCAP.

Whatever it takes to get my company to spend money to make me a better
Asterisk Administrator; It's a benefit to them to have me know this
knowledge, but it's a major benefit to me to have this knowledge.

I'm CCNA trained, I've worked with Cisco's for years now, but never got the
actual Cert, nevertheless, I was hired based off my knowledge and
experience, not the piece of paper. 

-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Jorge Mendoza
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 3:56 PM
To: Asterisk Developers Mailing List; Asterisk Users Mailing List -
Non-Commercial Discussion
Cc: kwik at lists.digium.com
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] [Asterisk-Dev] RE: [Asterisk-biz]Asterisk
training andcertification :: AstriconTraining

I'm in agree with Brian for the following reasons:
- By principle I'm against the certification: it is not a proof of 
knowledge.
- Certification is discriminatory: only the people from the "first 
world" should be certificated, USD $ 3.275,00 is one year salary for 
many  engineers in developing countries. If you add travel, hotel, etc. 
it can reach 2 year salary.

Why they do not post the 150 question exam in the web and provide 
certification for peoples who answer correctly? Free of course.

Jorge Mendoza

Brian West wrote:
> I feel this is a slap in the face for those of us that have been here and
I
> don't feel I should HAVE to pay to be certified...  I think me and MANY
> others are about to walk out of the project over this.  I have already
> spoken with many people that are close to the project.  You're hurting US
> and our ability to make money.  I still know the code better than most of
> the people that will be paying to be certified.  You're pushing it here. 
> 
> I REFUSE TO PAY!!!  I know you guys mean well but you didn't take any of
us
> into account that know this software and know it well.
> 
> bkw
> 
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-biz-
>>bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Olle E. Johansson
>>Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 1:32 PM
>>To: asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com
>>Subject: [Asterisk-biz] Asterisk training and certification ::
>>AstriconTraining
>>
>>*** AsteriskT Open Source Linux PBX Training and Certification
>>
>>Huntsville, AL and Kansas City, MO, December 20, 2004: Digium, Inc.,
>>Edvina AB and Sokol & Associates today released a new program for
>>training and certification of Asterisk professionals. Asterisk is the
>>leading Open Source PBX for Linux, with support for both PSTN
>>connectivity and many VoIP protocols.
>>
>>The first class in the Astricon Training product line is the five-day
>>bootcamp "Introduction to Asterisk". This class will be held in the US
>>and Europe six times during 2005. The organizers and teachers is the
>>same team that set up the Astricon 2004 conference and expo in September
>>this year, an event that gathered over 450 Asterisk users and developers
>>in Atlanta, GA.
>>
>>The new Asterisk certification is named dCAP, Digium Certified Asterisk
>>Professional. To get the certification, one has to go through a 150
>>question exam as well as a practical exam, where the student builds and
>>configures a PBX. The certification will be given by the Astricon team
>>under license from Digium.
>>
>>"This is an important step towards greater acceptance of Asterisk in the
>>enterprise", says Olle E. Johansson of Edvina in Sweden. "With a
>>professional training and certification, you can ensure that your staff
>>or your consultants has the required skills to setup and manage a
>>mission-critical PBX platform based on Asterisk."
>>
>>"The Asterisk Open Source project is building a professional business
>>ecosystem", says Mark Spencer, the founder of Digium and creator of
>>Asterisk. "Many companies are now selling Asterisk-based solutions. With
>>the 1.0 stable release in September, the Digium hardware that ranges
>>from the IAXy end-user device to carrier-class quad-T1 cards and the
>>Digium commercial support we have a professional platform for partnering
>>with major enterprises. The Astricon training and dCAP certification
>>enables us to build a network of consultants that we know will and are
>>able to assist us working on the continued success of Asterisk."
>>
>>The first training class will be held in Kansas City, MO, January 17-21
>>2005. The cost for a five-day bootcamp with certification is $3,275 USD.
>>Details can be found on http://www.astricon.net
>>
>>AsteriskT is the leading open source PBX, used all over the world. Since
>>it is Linux-based, it inherits all of the power and stability of the
>>operating system. Linux provides open source alternatives to proprietary
>>applications. Asterisk is the first package to fit all telecommunication
>>needs in a broad variety of environments.
>>
>>DigiumT is the creator and primary developer of Asterisk, the industry's
>>first open source PBX. Used in combination with Digium's PCI telephony
>>interface cards, Asterisk offers a strategic, highly cost-effective
>>approach to voice and data transport over TDM, switched, IP, and
>>Ethernet architectures.
>>Digium provides a highly refined selection of quality hardware and
>>software products, developed and implemented using innovative
>>engineering techniques (primarily open source development). A full range
>>of professional services complement these product lines, including
>>consulting, technical support, and custom software development services.
>>The open source communications revolution is here, and Digium is leading
>>the way.
>>
>>Contacts:
>>.	Olle E. Johansson, Edvina AB, Phone +46 8 594 788 10,
>>	http://www.astricon.net
>>.	Steven M. Sokol, Sokol & Associates,
>>	Phone: +1.816.822.1807, IaxTel: 700.613.9004
>>.	Digium, press contact Rick Segrest,
>>	Phone: +1 (256) 428-6000
>>	http://www.digium.com
>>
>>
>>
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