Alexandra Aleshkova, Director of the Education Department
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 8:53 am
"Interest in certification has increased sharply. This is due to the fact that organizations, primarily owners of critical information infrastructure (CII) facilities, are transferring their IT infrastructure to Russian software and hardware and software systems. There are contracts that stipulate the mandatory presence of certified specialists at the customer's when selling our products. In this case, the customer sends employees to us for training. A number of contracts provide for a discount if the customer has specialists certified in the products of IVK JSC on staff. An organization that enters into a contract for a large amount is interested in preliminary training of employees, - reminds Alena Fedotova, leading systems analyst at IVK JSC. - In addition, individuals - specialists who want to improve their qualifications and thereby raise their rating in the labor market - become students of courses on IVK JSC products."
of Astra Group, called luxembourg whatsapp resource certification one of the options for confirming a specialist's knowledge and skills: "Customers, of course, prefer to receive confirmation of the competence of IT specialists in the form of certificates. This is an established practice in the IT world. It is in great demand. Vendor certification programs also serve as a benchmark for the quality of specialist training, setting a certain bar that students must reach for further employment. They are a kind of measuring line for the competence of specialists in a certain technology or product. Universities offer fundamental knowledge, covering a large technological stack within their programs. But in order to fully prepare for the certification line, they would have to conduct specialized courses for each certification program.
Therefore, cooperation between educational institutions and companies offering certification programs becomes mutually beneficial and useful for all participants in the process, including customers. We have developed a line of training programs and certification programs for Astra Group products and successfully continue our activities in this direction. We are continually expanding our educational courses and certification exams to include new products, specialized entry-level certification options for students, and working with partners to standardize this area."
Andrey Ardashev, IT architect for the Directum implementation line, directly linked how widespread and accessible certification programs will be with how quickly it will be possible to cover the personnel needs. However, in his opinion, there are also problematic aspects in the development of certification programs for Russian operating systems that cannot be ignored: "While domestic operating systems themselves are not yet mature and functional enough in comparison with foreign analogues, their implementation occurs due to the need for import substitution. There is also a risk that vendors will begin to abuse their position and impose low-quality or excessively expensive certifications on the market. Therefore, external control is important, including from the professional community. It is necessary to prevent certification for Russian operating systems from becoming a purely formal procedure, a kind of "tribute" for IT companies. Exams must be truly difficult, and preparation for them should really improve the qualifications of specialists. Otherwise, certificates will be devalued and lose credibility. We must not
of Astra Group, called luxembourg whatsapp resource certification one of the options for confirming a specialist's knowledge and skills: "Customers, of course, prefer to receive confirmation of the competence of IT specialists in the form of certificates. This is an established practice in the IT world. It is in great demand. Vendor certification programs also serve as a benchmark for the quality of specialist training, setting a certain bar that students must reach for further employment. They are a kind of measuring line for the competence of specialists in a certain technology or product. Universities offer fundamental knowledge, covering a large technological stack within their programs. But in order to fully prepare for the certification line, they would have to conduct specialized courses for each certification program.
Therefore, cooperation between educational institutions and companies offering certification programs becomes mutually beneficial and useful for all participants in the process, including customers. We have developed a line of training programs and certification programs for Astra Group products and successfully continue our activities in this direction. We are continually expanding our educational courses and certification exams to include new products, specialized entry-level certification options for students, and working with partners to standardize this area."
Andrey Ardashev, IT architect for the Directum implementation line, directly linked how widespread and accessible certification programs will be with how quickly it will be possible to cover the personnel needs. However, in his opinion, there are also problematic aspects in the development of certification programs for Russian operating systems that cannot be ignored: "While domestic operating systems themselves are not yet mature and functional enough in comparison with foreign analogues, their implementation occurs due to the need for import substitution. There is also a risk that vendors will begin to abuse their position and impose low-quality or excessively expensive certifications on the market. Therefore, external control is important, including from the professional community. It is necessary to prevent certification for Russian operating systems from becoming a purely formal procedure, a kind of "tribute" for IT companies. Exams must be truly difficult, and preparation for them should really improve the qualifications of specialists. Otherwise, certificates will be devalued and lose credibility. We must not