🚀 go-pugleaf

I am quite proud of the fact that I have no piece of paper nor any other
type of "certification" whatsoever. The strongest statements can be found in
what you do. :-)

--
MichKa

Michael Kaplan
(principal developer of the MSLU)
Trigeminal Software, Inc.  -- http://www.trigeminal.com/
the book -- http://www.i18nWithVB.com/

""Jane Boulton [Remove BRAINCELL to Reply]"" <Jane@braincell.dsl.co.uk>
wrote in message news:1001864852snz@braincell.dsl.co.uk...
> In article <1001575619.72889.1@eos.uk.clara.net>
>            fastrack1966@clara.co.uk "fast track" writes:
>
> > Thanks for advice, but here in the UK there is an increasing trend for
> > preferring staff with any kind of formal qualification in IT. My added
> > disadvantage is that I'm nearly 49 years old and twelve years in PC
Support
> > without a smart certificate is counting for less, but I guess ageism is
a
> > subject for another newsgroup?
>
> I'm 54 with 18 years experience in IT, including teaching at a university.
I
> am now losing out to people with very little experience but with a bit of
> paper.  One friend is now teaching IT at a local college and I know for a
> fact that she had never touched a computer until three years ago and until
> recently only used one for word-processing.  She went out and took the
> European Computer Driving Licence and a Teaching Certificate.
>
> I'm doing the same although I have found the ECDL very basic and not
> particularly useful - but it will satisfy those who require a bit of
paper.
>
> --
> JanieB
>    "Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill" [Old Ottoman
proverb]
>