Please inform me when the program is endorsed by Hewlett-Packard.

Dave Darnell
(303) 912-1293

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Backus [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 3:54 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: new MPE Certification track being developed
>
>
> For many years certifying professional knowledge through
> testing has been a
> standard to quantify levels of achievement in many areas of
> Information
> Technology. The time has come to make this a standard within the MPE
> community of professionals as well. To that end, a new independent
> organization has been formed.  The MPE Certification Board is
> currently made
> up of Jon Backus @ Tech Group, Bill Lancaster @ Lancaster
> Consulting, Joe
> Geiser @ CSI Business Solutions, Jeff Kell @ University of
> Tennessee at
> Chattanooga, and Terry Floyd @ The Support Group. It is the
> charter of this
> Board to determine the scope of the various certifications,
> to select the
> sub-committee members for each cert, and to approve of the testing and
> training material generated by each sub-committee.
>
> "I've managed Engineers that are in the Comptia, Microsoft,
> Novell, Cisco,
> and Linux certification worlds and there is a fairly
> distinctive pattern.
> There is a serious of tests that cover different aspects.
> The test, to some
> degree, tend to build on each other, and there is an entry
> level test to get
> relatively new people started."  Based on that, the
> certification track is
> broken down into three progressive steps. The beginning or
> entry level test
> is the Certified Professional (MPE-CP). The advanced level is
> the Certified
> System Manager (MPE-CSM). Finally the Masters level is made
> up of seven
> different certification tests to encompass specific areas of
> expertise,
> including Data Base Administration (MPE-CDBA), Security Administration
> (MPE-CSA), Performance Analyst (MPE-CPA), Developer (MPE-CD), Network
> Professional (MPE-CNP), Internet Professional (MPE-CIP), and Hardware
> Specialist (MPE-CHS). Completing one of the Master tests
> achieves the 1st
> degree Master (MPE-1dM) right on up through completing all
> seven test for a
> 7th degree Master (MPE-7dM).
>
> Details about the MPE Certification track will be maintained
> as they unfold
> on the Tech Group University web site (www.TechGroupMD.com).
> Please stay
> tuned to this web site as we work through the various issues
> that are no
> doubt running through your head as you read this, things like
> timing, scope,
> integration of existing HP MPE Certified people, how will the
> sub-committees
> be picked and what are their responsibilities, etc.
>
>
> Thanx,
>   Jonathan (Jon) M. Backus ~ President
>   Tech Group University ~ 15 Catawba Place ~ Hagerstown, MD ~
> 21742-6515
>   Email: [log in to unmask] ~ AIM: JMBackus
>   Vmail: 301.714.1854 ~ Fmail: 301.714.1854
>   Web: www.TechGroupMD.com
>