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<p>Hi,</p>
<p>There were no certified trainings, we just certified individual
trainers based on having a decent public portfolio. This already
stopped years ago, time to officially end it.<br>
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Ton Roosendaal - <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ton@blender.org">ton@blender.org</a> - <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.blender.org">www.blender.org</a><br>
Chairman Blender Foundation, Director Blender Institute<br>
Buikslotermeerplein 161, 1025 ET Amsterdam, the Netherlands<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 31/12/2020 00:12, Sean M. Crawford
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Wow. Are there Blender certification courses out here?<br>
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<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>The decision is now final, the network and the BFCT program
will end.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.blender.org/press/sunsetting-blender-network-in-2021/"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.blender.org/press/sunsetting-blender-network-in-2021/</a></p>
<p>I've had very passionate pleas for continuing the program,
I understand that it worked for some of you very well. <br>
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<p>My main issue remains though; I think we (Blender
Foundation) can leave such certification to the market now.
Learning Blender is relative easy, learning how to make
awesome things with it... that's a lot of work and the
teacher's skill.<br>
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<p>Let me use this opportunity to wish everyone a great 2021.
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<p>If you have questions, I reply mails swiftly!</p>
<p>Thanks,<br>
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Ton Roosendaal - <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:ton@blender.org" moz-do-not-send="true">ton@blender.org</a>
- <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.blender.org" moz-do-not-send="true">www.blender.org</a><br>
Chairman Blender Foundation, Director Blender Institute<br>
Buikslotermeerplein 161, 1025 ET Amsterdam, the Netherlands<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 23/09/2019 19:04, Ton
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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. <br>
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/"
moz-do-not-send="true">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. <br>
<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>
</p>
<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 blender.org related to making Blender.<br>
</p>
<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 blender.org 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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Ton Roosendaal - <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
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- <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.blender.org" moz-do-not-send="true">www.blender.org</a><br>
Chairman Blender Foundation, Director Blender Institute<br>
Buikslotermeerplein 161, 1025 ET Amsterdam, the
Netherlands<br>
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