[Gslug-general] Job opportunities for younger geeks

[Michael_Faraday]

Andrew,



Yes.  All together various
organizations offer certification exams by the hundreds.  Most
distros have an entry exam something like the Install and configure
Ubuntu systems certification mentioned at



http://www.ubuntu.com/training/certificationcourses



For electronics hardware see the
apprentice and associate level exams at



http://www.iscet.org/certification/index.html



and 




http://www.eta-i.org/CertsGroups.html



For computer hardware CompTIA has a
reputation as a good starting place.



http://certification.comptia.org/allcerts.aspx



Because of the low monetary outlay,
workers with their sights on RF and microwave sometimes take the
Federal Communication Commission's GROL plus radar endorsement.  (The
radar endorsement helps a bit with microwave terminology for 2.4 GHz,
5.6 GHz, and upward.)



http://wireless.fcc.gov/commoperators/pg.html



http://wireless.fcc.gov/commfoperators/sre.html



Please understand many of these
entry-level certifications, licenses, and endorsements demonstrate
your willingness and ability to outgrow popular and home terminology
and understand methodologies at a next-step level.  In Pacific
Northwest businesses the entry-level certifications alone seldom get
anyone employed.  But certifications help you get a job when you have
some, but not much experience.  In community and technical colleges
certifications can get you past deadly dull introductory classes and
into higher-level classes.  Look for classes marked, "Prerequisite:
CS-101 or instructor's permission."  One or two appropriate
certifications plus 20 or 30 weeks experience (including a church
administrator's or mentor's signature on a short letter explaining
you installed and optimized the church's network) can get the
instructor's permission.  Even positioning wireless microphone
receivers for minimum dead spots transfers a bit of knowledge to
computer networking.



Good luck,



Steven



      
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