<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">Sorry I was not more clear, the certification I was referring to was an instructor certification to be a authorized trainer recognized by Softimage Avid. Sorry some time I am not able to clear articulate what I want through email.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">-Jentzen</font></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Tony Mullen <tony.mullen@gmail.com><br><b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> bf-education@blender.org<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, October 26, 2011 8:58 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Bf-education] Bf-education Digest, Vol 72, Issue 11<br></font><br>
Hi,<br><br>> you be willing to do a Webinar????<br><br>It's a possibility. Feel free to mail me and we can talk about<br>specifics. I'm in Amsterdam, but I'll be in Seattle and in Japan at<br>various times in the next few months.<br><br>> When I got certified in 2002 through Softimage Avid<br><br>It's important to note that the BFCT is notably not a Blender<br>certification, but a Blender _trainer_ certification. Applicants are<br>expected to submit teaching samples, written and video tutorials, etc,<br>to show evidence of being able to teach Blender in addition to having<br>core Blender skills themselves. The requirements aren't as formal or<br>rigorous as you describe, but applicants are judged by what they<br>present to the certification board.<br><br>I think the idea, in principle, is that certification for Blender<br>itself is something that could be provided by 3rd parties. You could<br>think of the BFCT as kind of the Blender Foundation's
official<br>blessing to create a course (or certification) of your own. If<br>somebody were to become a BFCT certified trainer and create a 3rd<br>party Blender skills certificate and manage to make money with it and<br>get it recognized by employers, it would be great. At present, the BF<br>doesn't have the resources to try to pursue that.<br><br>T<br>_______________________________________________<br>Bf-education mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Bf-education@blender.org" href="mailto:Bf-education@blender.org">Bf-education@blender.org</a><br>http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-education<br><br><br></div></div></div></body></html>