A self-paced SysMgr class would be a boon for those companies whose
training budgets are strapped -- including ours.  Having attended both the
System Management Skills I & II classes, I don't think the second would
lend itself very well to a self-paced class -- at least not for those of us
who need a knowledgeable body on hand to field questions re: the material.
Perhaps, the second-level course has changed sufficiently since I was
enrolled, and it might be more compatible with a self-paced format.  The
first-level course, however, should be readily adaptable to self-paced.  By
self-paced, I refer to video and/or book learnin' -- not CBT.  CBT  may not
be very practical if a crash-&-burn system on which to practice isn't
available.     :-(

Lee Gunter          [log in to unmask]




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Subject:  Re: Sys Mgmnt Training [was: Hhhhhhhheeeelllllllllppppppp!]




cbridges wrote:
> This could be a "training issue" rather than a matter of who did hiring
> as is the case with our colleague who needed the manuals a few weeks
> ago! In his case, he's capable of doing the work; his superiors just
> figure he can learn it from a book since they have budgetary
> restrictions that preclude them from sending him to System Management
> classes.
[putting on my new sig-sysman hat...]  i hear this over and over about
new system managers not getting any formal training because of the
expense involved and it does not make me happy (and we all know
how important *that* is :-).  a quick stroll thru my hp training catalog
tells the following tale:  the mpe system managers class is $2250(!!)
it's not available on tape (like other classes) nor is it available as
a self-paced course (like hp-ux sys. admin. is).   hmmmm, at a
minimum, i think offering a self-paced version of the class would
be in order.  would you (plural) let me know what you think
about the idea?  private/list replies...doesn't matter....       - d
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Donna Garverick     Sr. System Programmer
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