Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 22:16:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Dru <dlavigne6@sympatico.ca> To: freebsd-jobs@freebsd.org Subject: training (was Resourceful BSD/Linux Network Administrator) Message-ID: <20040702220305.O564@dru.domain.org> In-Reply-To: <20040702232425.GB11501@wjv.com> References: <200407020926.31217@cmav> <XFMail.040702105654.nicole@unixgirl.com> <20040702232425.GB11501@wjv.com>
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On Fri, 2 Jul 2004, Bill Vermillion wrote: <big snip> > I've been an outside consultant where a company hired a new grad > and sent them off to a school to learn what they needed. None of > them seemed to understand the system - just how to do certain > things. I think it's a symptom of the modern education systems > where people are taught to pass tests and are not educated in > the field of their choice. And modern education systems are getting worse, not better. Since I entered the training scene in 1997, I've seen 3 year curriculums get cut down to 4 months. Government programs, scholarships, and bursary programs slashed down to pittances. Apparantly, IT isn't as hot as it used to be. Worse, many who are hiring prefer someone with only 4 months of training and a superficial understanding of what they're being paid to do. That way they'll follow their scripts unquestioningly and not complain at being paid $10 an hour. I'd love to see a forum established to discuss how to bring quality BSD training to the masses. To create a curriculum that is practical, thought provoking, and available. However, freebsd-jobs isn't the place to hash it out. Anyone care to suggest a better place to continue on this thread? Dru
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