Re: [Gimp-user] Certification plans

["Rick Strong" <rnstrong primus ca>]

The originator of this question might be better off to become certified by a
professional graphic design/graphic communication organization such as the
GDC in Canada, ARGD in Ontario, the SDGQ in Québec, the UCDA (colleges &
universities), CAPIC for Illustrators, the AGDA in Australia, the AIGA in
the U.S. or ICOGRADA in Europe.

Knowing the software is just the start of a great career.

Rick S.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Steve Kinney
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 7:29 PM
To: gimp-user-list gnome org
Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Certification plans



On 06/18/2017 03:30 PM, Ofnuts wrote:

> IMHO a Gimp certification is pointless. People that pay you for graphics
> work look at the result and don't really care how you obtained it.

Depends the workplace environment.  At a company big enough to have a
dedicated HR department, ass covering is always a priority:  When you
hire people without knowing anything at all about the actual job they
are going to do, a certificate from somebody saying the candidate can do
that job is evidence of due diligence - and takes no actual work on the
part of the interviewer, vs. asking to see examples of a candidate's
work, guessing whether it's relevant to the position in question, etc.

An offlist message mentioned a certification program for the GIMP that
costs $120 and, per the curriculum on the website, appears to be legit.
Any experienced user could probably blow through it in a day or so,
unless it is necessary to memorize "wrong answers" to pass.

:o)



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