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On Saturday 24 January 2009 10:48, Paul Sutton wrote: > Grant Sewell wrote: > > On Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:33:59 +0000 > > > > Tom Potts wrote: > >> I get the impression that most courses are outrageously expensive. > > > > Courses are frequently expensive. That doesn't mean you have to do the > > courses to gain the qualifications. There's nothing to stop you > > downloading the LPI's specs and teaching yourself - or getting a book - > > then taking the exam. Likewise for the Microsoft exams - you do not > > *have* to attend the course. > > > > (Ofcourse, there are courses out there where you *do* have to attend in > > order to gain the qualifications... I don't think you can do the RHCx > > by self-study alone.) > > > >> I can see why MS courses are as you have to pay them at some point but > >> £1000 for a weeks course using free software is tantamount to theft! > > > > Yeah, I can kinda see where you're coming from here... but the > > courseware may not be Free (with a capital F). > > > >> I would have thought that most of the coursework could be provided as > >> Creative Commons and be made available online. > > > > You'd've thought so... and some of them are (Ubuntu Desktop Training, > > for example). > > > >> Does anyone know where the standards for the European Computer > >> Driving license can be found? I bet its in Pointless Document Format > >> so it would be a nightmare to convert... > > > > Pointless Document Format it is: > > http://tinyurl.com/baaamp > > > > Grant > > You have two options > > openecdl, so the courseware is freely available > > http://www.openicdl.com/?pagina_id=1 I've just found and am looking at Syllabus v5. It looks perfect for a wiki type thing - all the titles etc and then content can be added underneath - for different software as well. I'll have a bash at making the structure and stick it up on a public web site so anyone can take it and run with it - though if anyone has a site for it? Tom te tom te tom > > ingots (software) Pilots (hardware) > > http://theingots.org/ > http://thepilots.org/ > > All we need now is someone else to > A) find a suitable venue > b) book i > c) be able to teach and present the course > d) certifiy the exams so anyone taking them can get a certificate > > and all the other items needed for this to work, computer suite, > insurance etc etc etc > > > Paul > > -- > Paul Sutton > www.zleap.net > Support Open and ISO standard file formats ISO 26300 odf > http://www.odfalliance.org > Next Linux User Group meet : Feb 7th : 3pm (TBC), Shoreline Cafe Paignton -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html