Requirements are different according on the role, but have a common root in the familiarity with free software and the LibreOffice community. LibreOffice Certification has been available for developers since October 2012, and for migration and training professionals since November 2014. Which are the available LibreOffice Certifications? At the same time, this program must reflect the ethical values of free software, and as such is based on a unique - for certifications - peer-to-peer review process.īehind the LibreOffice Certification Program there is the idea to foster the growth of the ecosystem thanks to professionals who provide value-added services for the development, migration, training and support of the free office suite, based on the recognition of their skills. The Document Foundation has therefore decided to launch the LibreOffice Certification Program, in order to recognize the professional skills of people active in development, migration and training projects. Unfortunately, the lack of any kind of “accreditation” of professionals working within the community does not allow to provide an answer to these requests. LibreOffice is competing with proprietary office suites, and as such is often evaluated - for the good and for the bad - by people who are used to judge a program and its ecosystem according to the metrics of proprietary software vendors.īecause of this, they look for certified professionals for value added activities such as support for large deployments, integration with third party software, personalizations, trainings, etcetera. Which is the rationale behind the certification program? In general, end user certification is managed by organizations with a wider reach such as the Linux Professional Institute. The LibreOffice Certification is not targeted at end users, although Certified Training Professionals will be able to provide such a service upon request (although not as a LibreOffice Certification). LibreOffice Certifications are designed to recognize professionals in the areas of development, migrations and trainings who have the technical capabilities and the real-world experience to provide value added services to enterprises and organizations deploying LibreOffice on a large number of PCs. Q&A Questions & Answers LibreOffice Certification What is the LibreOffice Certification Program?
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