Thread: Training provider question: SkillsQuest
WWW, We've had a new training provider submit to PostgreSQL Events: SkillsQuest. Because some of the wording of their ad seemed fishy, I checked for their website (to which they do NOT provide a link), and I'm bothered by the fact that they don't have a training schedule anywhere on the website. You have to submit an email form and they will tell you if they have a training or not. This smells funny to me. I'm not sure I should be approving their training announcements. -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL Experts Inc. http://pgexperts.com
On 14 February 2013 23:39, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote: > We've had a new training provider submit to PostgreSQL Events: > SkillsQuest. Because some of the wording of their ad seemed fishy, I > checked for their website (to which they do NOT provide a link), and I'm > bothered by the fact that they don't have a training schedule anywhere > on the website. You have to submit an email form and they will tell you > if they have a training or not. > > This smells funny to me. I'm not sure I should be approving their > training announcements. While its difficult to make hard rulings on such things, we should be helping people that explicitly advertise PostgreSQL and not others. I don't suppose other companies would allow training partners who don't even list the product on their web site. -- Simon Riggs http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services
On 02/14/2013 04:08 PM, Simon Riggs wrote: > > On 14 February 2013 23:39, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote: > >> We've had a new training provider submit to PostgreSQL Events: >> SkillsQuest. Because some of the wording of their ad seemed fishy, I >> checked for their website (to which they do NOT provide a link), and I'm >> bothered by the fact that they don't have a training schedule anywhere >> on the website. You have to submit an email form and they will tell you >> if they have a training or not. >> >> This smells funny to me. I'm not sure I should be approving their >> training announcements. > > While its difficult to make hard rulings on such things, we should be > helping people that explicitly advertise PostgreSQL and not others. > > I don't suppose other companies would allow training partners who > don't even list the product on their web site. In the past when we have had some funny or suspect listings we have called the provider. IMO, we need to just set some written rules about trainings that are published and visibly obvious: 1. Must provide direct link to corporate website 2. Must provide direct link to training 3. Must provide contact phone number 4. Must provide direct link to schedule JD > -- Command Prompt, Inc. - http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Support, Training, Professional Services and Development High Availability, Oracle Conversion, Postgres-XC @cmdpromptinc - 509-416-6579
> IMO, we need to just set some written rules about trainings that are > published and visibly obvious: > > 1. Must provide direct link to corporate website > 2. Must provide direct link to training > 3. Must provide contact phone number > 4. Must provide direct link to schedule I like these. (4) also implies "must publish schedule on web". Would any of the training providers we trust violate any of the above? -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL Experts Inc. http://pgexperts.com
On 02/15/2013 10:37 AM, Josh Berkus wrote: > > >> IMO, we need to just set some written rules about trainings that are >> published and visibly obvious: >> >> 1. Must provide direct link to corporate website >> 2. Must provide direct link to training >> 3. Must provide contact phone number >> 4. Must provide direct link to schedule > > I like these. (4) also implies "must publish schedule on web". > > Would any of the training providers we trust violate any of the above? That I can't answer, Simon? EDB? I know if we are going to provide a training we have no problem following those. JD -- Command Prompt, Inc. - http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Support, Training, Professional Services and Development High Availability, Oracle Conversion, Postgres-XC @cmdpromptinc - 509-416-6579