<div dir="ltr"><br>Hi John<br><br> The high school I come from is a four-year technical high school. My<br>
department, Media Arts & Technology, is one of six technologies students<br>
can 'major' in. Our students must choose one technology they will study<br>
for four years along with their academic studies. Electronics, Computer<br>
Science, Material Science, Architecture, Design, and mine. My students get<br>
four-years learning Blender, but no certification.<br><br>
The industry is awkward here on the West Coast. Industry is not<br>
interested in certification. For example, 36 questions to show proficiency<br>
in Photoshop? It won't work. They want to see original work, no school<br>
work, done by students. In the long run, in comes down to time and money.<br>
Can your (student) use his knowledge and skills in Blender to creatively<br>
complete an assignment on time and in the allotted budget?<br><br>
I developed my own advisory board made from parents and alumni in<br>
the industry. I use my board to help me determine trends I should teaching<br>
and where the industry is going. This helps me to keep my curriculum<br>
up-to-date. My board membership includes: DisneyImagineers, Warner Bros<br>
Studio, Pixar, JPL, and a few from the industrial arts industries.<br><br>
If your students are worried about learning Blender but not knowing<br>
Maya, 3Ds Max, ZBrush, and so on, it doesn't matter as long as the artist<br>
has skills and creativity in his package.<br>
<br>
I have to agree with one of the writers, it is best you write up your<br>
own certification and then submit it to Ton for approval. I would be more<br>
than happy to join you in this endeavor. I would need to know what you are<br>
teaching now and time (quarter, semester or year course.) I can tell you<br>
in more detail what industry is looking for at the apprentice level. If<br>
you are interested you can reach me at <a href="mailto:promero.media@gmail.com">promero.media@gmail.com</a><br>
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--<br>
Peter Romero<br>
"I am not a teacher, but an awakener!" Robert Frost<br>
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Hello Blender officials and others,<br>
I am john caldwell, a computer arts teacher at Miami Central High School in Miami Florida. For the past several years, the state of Florida has included what they call "Industry Certifications" in the calculation of high school grades. That is in addition to the graduation rate, and Advanced Placement classes and school FCAT test scores in reading math and science. The "Industry Certifications" are tests given to determine the proficiency level of students who are trained to use certain programs, such as Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Word, Automechanics, Food preparation and some others. Autodesk Studio Max and Revit are also on the list. The makers of these programs have researched and worked hard to lobby the state of Florida to include their programs in the list of state accepted certification exams for High school students. The requirements for being included can be found on the State of Florida's website FLDOE.com (or net). A few years back, I sent an e<br>
mail to Ton and asked him if he had intentions of pursuing a state certification for Blender in the public schools of America. He responded that at the time there was nothing. So, now I am asking the question again, to anyone out there with firsthand knowledge, is there a simple proficiency test for Blender that has the Blessing of the Blender foundation, that could be adopted by the state of Florida to certify high school students in the Program Blender. FYI, the Adobe Photoshop proficiency test only has 36 questions. It is an online test administered by a company called Certiport (<a href="http://certiport.com" target="_blank">certiport.com</a>). They oversee the tests I listed before, Photoshop, Flash, dreamweaver, also Indesign, Premier, Studio Max, Revit, Microsoft Word. The way they work this is, for $3000.00 a school can purchase a one year 30 seat site license that can be devied up between classes so that each class can have a few seats. This, what I am telling you is actually very big news. First, all high schools i<br>
n Florida are forced into this process of certifying their students in Industry Certifications. It gets these programs into the brains of beginning artists and graphic designers, meaning that the students will probably use these specific programs for life (that is if the research is valid). The makers of the programs will make a ton of money, because in order to be tested in these programs, the school has to purchase the programs, which BTW are extremely expensive. With all the talent that has gone into the making of Blender over the years, it seems to me that a simple online test approved by the Blender Foundation that could give accurate immediate results online, would be a simple thing. The problem is, getting someone with the time on their hands to navigate the halls of the state capitol at tallahassee Florida and rub elbows with the people responsible for deciding what programs to include in the state accepted certification list. So, again, my question is, is this alrea<br>
dy in the works? If not, is there someone out there with the ability to make it happen? Sincerely, John Caldwell, Computer Arts Teacher, Miami Central High School.<br>
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Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 09:25:51 +0200<br>
From: Piotr Arlukowicz <<a href="mailto:piotao@gmail.com">piotao@gmail.com</a>><br>
Subject: [Bf-education] BSCF<br>
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Hello,<br>
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is there any graphical tag, or icon specifying BFCT certificate from BF?<br>
I'd love to put it in emails or webpage. Big players, like Adobe, Microsoft<br>
and others have such nice images already for their certified staff.<br>
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pz<br>
piotr<br>
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Hello Piotr,<br>
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We were discussing this with the education board. Having a new-simpler logo<br>
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There were some proposals and we should decide in one soon. It will be<br>
informed on this mailing list. Thanks for bringing the topic up!<br>
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Cheers,<br>
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Pablo Vazquez<br>
CG Artist - Blender Foundation Certified Trainer<br>
Twitter: @venomgfx <<a href="http://twitter.com/venomgfx" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/venomgfx</a>><br>
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> Hello,<br>
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> is there any graphical tag, or icon specifying BFCT certificate from BF?<br>
> I'd love to put it in emails or webpage. Big players, like Adobe,<br>
> Microsoft and others have such nice images already for their certified<br>
> staff.<br>
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If not, is there someone out there with the ability to make it<br>
happen? Sincerely, John Caldwell, Computer Arts Teacher, Miami<br>
Central High School.<br>
<br>
Looks to me like you are the person to make this test. I am sure<br>
finding a computer home on the net would be easy. Every time I have<br>
had an idea someone was there with a free server. I bet Ton would<br>
support you efforts and that leaves just the last step of the gov.<br>
That seems simple because the software is free and used to produce<br>
professional projects. You might want to also hunt up a list of these<br>
projects. Last post on something like Blender Artists or News and ask<br>
for help with the project once you have decided to lead it and have<br>
done the groundwork.<br>
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Douglas E Knapp<br>
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Creative Commons Film Group, Helping people make open source movies<br>
with open source software!<br>
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Please link to me and trade links with me!<br>
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Open Source Sci-Fi mmoRPG Game project.<br>
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