<div dir="ltr">Hello there <br><br>I have been for many years outspoken about the fact that certifications should be extremely more widely available than they are right now<br><br>Like any other certification from CCNA to brain surgeon, the important thing it to licence to institutions, not individuals, it is then the institutions turn to uphold the quality of the certifiable persons acumen in the field. <br><br>Under this scheme, Blender foundation remains the sole giver of certifications, but it does so to accredited institutes and universities, not individuals.<br><br>I have already gone all the way to Amsterdam and talked with a few of the people involved in the main teachers effort, and have already laid out a plan of action to implement such a scheme in the light of the actual CG-FX-Studio interest in the talent Blender attracts.<br><br>I could turn this into a solid certification path that is direly required in order to keep lowering barrier for the large scale adoption of blender in the other visual fields not related to the entertainment industry.<br><br>In turn the entertainment industry sure wold love it if we gave them some tools to remove the guesswork out of hiring Blender bound talent.<br><br>There is an alternative, are there people willing to accept it has been my question in the last 7 or so years<br><br>Regards,<div>Carlos<br><br><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 1:07 PM Chris Mcfall <<a href="mailto:chris@unitedfilmdom.com">chris@unitedfilmdom.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div dir="auto">Personally i always found the blender certification gave clients, particularly universities confidence in hiring me.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"> In a community like blenders where there are far more beginner level users than experienced professionals (particularly ones capable of imparting training in a digestible manner) a certification needs to exist, or institutions looking for training are going to wind up disillusioned hiring under-experienced users who misrepresent blenders capability’s and this may negatively impact the uptake of institutions and pro studios. As someone who has taught blender at a number of prestigious universities, schools, and professional institutions. I believe a tier of quality trainers for blender is invaluable. Perhaps charging for the certification again and using that fee to manage pay for the infrastructure would be worth while. </div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 23 Sep 2019 at 18:32, Gossett, Evalyn J <<a href="mailto:egossett@iun.edu" target="_blank">egossett@iun.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Thank you for the update. </div>
<div>I need training maybe not certification. </div>
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On Sep 23, 2019, at 12:04 PM, Ton Roosendaal <<a href="mailto:ton@blender.org" target="_blank">ton@blender.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>The certified trainer program is dwindling and doesn't get much attention nor enthusiasm from trainers really.
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This email is to open the discussion on stopping with the certification program, and to provide an alternative.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.blender.org/certification/" target="_blank">https://www.blender.org/certification/<br>
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We installed the certification program in 2007 on popular request, provided that:
<p>- there would be a clear process in place to validate trainers<br>
- it would be managed well, preferably by trainers themselves.</p>
I always had mixed feelings about providing official certification. A certificate's value is fully determined by the quality of the validation procedure and to have a decent examination process. The process we had in place for validating trainers was very minimal.
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<p>Yet we accepted to do this, because in 2007 many trainers said it would help them to get in business. Their clients or universities demanded that. Unfortunately that has been true for very few people only.</p>
<p>Currently there are only 12 active certifications.<br>
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<p>I propose to stop with certification now. Not only because of lack of interest, lack of quality in the program, but especially because it does not support the Blender Foundation's goal - which is about supporting projects on
<a href="http://blender.org" target="_blank">blender.org</a> related to making Blender.<br>
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<p>What I then rather do instead is to re-activate this mailing list, and discuss with educators what Blender Foundation can do to help everyone here better. For example with a section on
<a href="http://blender.org" target="_blank">blender.org</a> where educators and trainers can meet and exchange useful information and share or download training material. The Blender Foundation could add also add staff efforts to coordinate this.</p>
I know this mailing list hasn't been very active. Hope the mail arrives, and I'm curious to read your reactions.
<p>Thanks,<br>
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