[kictanet] ict at innovation FOSS Certification

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  1. ict at innovation FOSS Certification Survey (Andrea Goetzke)


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Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:33:11 +0200
From: Andrea Goetzke <andrea.goetzke at newthinking.de>
Subject: [Fossfa] ict at innovation FOSS Certification Survey
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Dear FOSSFA members and other mailing list readers,
particularly - people with FOSS training and certification experience,

greetings from the ict at innovation programme
(http://ict-innovation.fossfa.net/).

ict at innovation is currently planning an initiative to increase
opportunities for certification and related quality trainings in the
area of Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) in Africa.

Now, we need the help of people with experience in FOSS training and
certification and an overview of the ICT market and skills needs in the
different countries. Such expertise will help us design the programme
with a focus:
- on skills that are most needed,
- on certification criteria that will be valuable to both the student
and employers,
- and on schemes that local training organizations, such as yours, would
be interested in integrating into their portfolio.

Answering this brief set of questions would be a tremendous help for us:

1. YOUR TRAINING + CERTIFICATION EXPERIENCE

- Which are the most popular ICT trainings and FOSS trainings that your
training institution is currently offering?

- Do you get requests for FOSS certifications at your institution? If
so, for which type of certificate?

- Do you have experience in FOSS certification? If so, please share an
advantage and a disadvantage of the type(s) of certification you are
offering.

- Do you offer your own local certifications or internationally
recognised certifications?

2. ICT SKILLS NEEDS IN YOUR COUNTRY

- In general, which types of ICT skills are currently most needed in
your local/national market?

- In particular, which types of FOSS skills are most needed in your
local/national market?

- Where do the skills needs mostly come up (government, private sector
..) and how are they currently met (local SME, large vendors, foreign or
national companies ..) ?

- Do you see a skills gap in the near future, and in which area?

Suggestions for your answer: ICT skills can be classified in * desktop
related skills, * system/network administration skills, * specific
application skills, however you can be more specific in your answers.

3. DEMAND FOR FOSS TRAINING + CERTIFICATION IN YOUR COUNTRY

- How do you assess the interest for FOSS certification in your country
(from the perspective of students, employers, and clients)? And at which
level is the interest greatest (desktop, system/network administration,
specific applications ..)?

4. YOUR FUTURE ACTIVITIES + POTENTIAL LINK TO ICT at INNOVATION

- Would you be interested in integrating further FOSS training and
certification in your training portfolio?

- Which training + certification would you like to integrate?

We have also opened an online discussion space on the FOSS Certification
topic on our website, that we encourage you to use to express further
views on the topic:
<
http://ict-innovation.fossfa.net/forum/public-forums/foss-certification-forum
>
http://ict-innovation.fossfa.net/forum/public-forums/foss-certification-forum
.

Please send your responses to the questionnaire by reply to this email
to andrea.goetzke [at] newthinking.de, by October 6, 2008.

If you know others who might be interested in participating in the
survey, you are welcome to forward this email.

We look forward to hearing from you,
best regards,

Andrea Goetzke
ict at innovation international coordinator
on behalf of the ict at innovation team





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