Re: state of the midrange (fwd)

One of the comments I find missing from this conversation is the goal of
the testing and certifications.  All conversation seems to be for
"go/no-go" testing while the real need is for testing that portrays the
candidate's knowledge accurately at what ever level it is. Whether
certification becomes a series of badges and short courses and tests, or
remains a monolithic "you are wonderful/you are stupid" signal, then
certification serves no useful purpose in a real world.



In <37B6CD78.701D368C@ibm.net>, on 08/15/99 
   at 10:23 AM, Larry Bolhuis <lbolhui@ibm.net> said:

>> If I remember the little I've read in the operator's manual, the menus are
>> one of the two 'official' ways to control the machine.  A top-notch
>> operator doesn't -need- to have memorized all of the commands on the system.
> 
>Can you actually claim that someone who ONLY reads the menus is a
>certifiable candidate as a Systems Administrator?  I realize we all came
>up through one path or another and that sets our bias, but IMHO a
>reasonably qualified candidate would soon want to know 'how to get there
>faster'.  Additionally they may not have memorized all the commands but
>certainly should be able to recognize them.

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