Re: [edu-eu] MOUS alternative

[Wiebe van der Worp]

Ian, that is great! We definite should adopt it here in the Netherlands 
as well. We have a "digital drivers license" (NL: digitaal rijbewijs) 
here, based on proprietory software. An alternative is more than welcome!

I will also send this reply to:
address@hidden (EU, hope to get some responce...)
address@hidden (Dutch OOo group)
address@hidden (core Vrijschrift members)
address@hidden (Matto Fransen GNU/Linux)
address@hidden (Blender and education)

Dutch speaking people are invited to react on 
http://vrijschrift.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=4

Regards Wiebe van der Worp

address@hidden wrote:
> I am starting to put together a system of certification for competence in 
> OpenOffice.org. This is to counter things like MOUS and to an extent ECDL which 
> are MS Office focused. I will be starting with a certificate for complete 
> beginners, but will then develop more advanced certificates initially in line 
> with the English vocational qualifications framework. Have entered intial 
> discussion with OpenOffice.org for endorsement. Already have 3 potential pilot 
> sites for the basic certificate herein England with all 3 running large Linux 
> at the desktop installations with OO.org or Star Office. If others are 
> interested, drop me an E-mail and I'll keep you informed. It should not be too 
> difficult to make certificates fit any national qualifications frameworks 
> should this be desirable.
>
> Having certificated qualifications is a low cost way of marketing and providing 
> credibility for the use of free software. It also provides a potential service 
> revenue stream for commercial companies wanting to make free software part of 
> their business strategy.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ian Lynch