The Ubuntu Certified Professional program has a few tiers to it. One of which is "Desktop".<br>I would label it pretty basic but I've been at this a while and last I looked at it was two years ago. <br><br>Your mileage may vary.<br> -Chris<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Martin Owens <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:doctormo@gmail.com">doctormo@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> Hey Caroline,<br> <br> Certification is an interesting topic, most (if not all) certification<br> programs are for training systems administrators and programmers. Not<br> general users.<br> <br> At the same time there is no recognised authority for giving out<br> certifications. I don't know what the rules are in the USA, but anyone<br> can certify a foss program's use, they just need the materials and the<br> background. (and perhaps some legal stuff as I've never looked into it)<br> <br> As for existing programs, I don't now of any.<br> <font color="#888888"><br> Martin,<br> </font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br> On Wed, 2010-09-08 at 20:48 -0400, Caroline Meeks wrote:<br> > Hi Ubuntu MA!<br> ><br> > I'm working on setting up a family computing program in Somerville<br> > housing projects where families will get used computers and bootable<br> > USB sticks with Open1to1, Sugar and Ubuntu.<br> ><br> > One of the needs I am hearing is to get "certifications" that adults<br> > can put on their resumes to help them with job hunting. Previously,<br> > they gave Microsoft Office classes and the student became Microsoft<br> > Office Certified and that helped 3 people get jobs.<br> ><br> > I think this may be less about whether or not Open Office can do what<br> > people need and more about having an official certificate that adult<br> > learners can earn and then put on their resume to signal to employers<br> > that they are computer literate.<br> ><br> > Does anyone know of any open source friendly training materials for<br> > adults that lead to certification and are suitable for beginning<br> > computer users?<br> ><br> > Thanks! Caroline<br> ><br> > PS I will definitely be talking more about the Somerville program as<br> > it becomes official, we are really hoping that people in the local<br> > Ubuntu community will help with this project and with computer<br> > classes.<br> ><br> > Thank you!!!<br> <br> <br> --<br> </div></div><div><div></div><div class="h5">Ubuntu-us-ma mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-us-ma@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-us-ma@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ma" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ma</a><br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br>