Re:OSSU: Path to a free, self-taught education in computer s...
by stadium on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @11:35AM
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> Having certification and teaching done by one organisation _IS_ a huge conflict of interest
A college degree is more like a certificate of completion than a certification of skill or competentcy. It says that the holder passed the minimum requirements for the degree.
Post-degree certifications like CPA, medical boards, engineer, bar exam are already administered by independent organizations.
I can understand if most of the resentment about these degreeless learning paths comes from people with 6-figure student loans
Re:OSSU: Path to a free, self-taught education in computer s...
by smithrj on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @10:04AM
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This exists actually for software development. I went through the AWS Software Development Engineer Apprenticeship when I made a career change from Military & Government work into Software.
Similar programs exist at Google, Lyft, and a few other tech companies.
Apprenti, the non-profit that administers the AWS apprenticeship, is doing pretty great work getting people into tech form non-traditional roles.
Re:OSSU: Path to a free, self-taught education in computer s...
by williamtwild on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @08:56AM
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The US still has appreticeships in skilled labor positions. Electrician and carpentry to nane a few.
Germany has apprenticeships as far as I am aware, I don't know enough about it though.
edit: Yes! Having certification and teaching done by one organisation _IS_ a huge conflict of interest. Splitting these up without changing the fundamentals (courses and exams/assignments) woudln't do much to fix this I think as you'd either have clumsy evaluations or organisations that just help each other out in order to gain from a slightly different system.