Stuart,

Thanks for the clear explanation. This is great information I think for anyone wondering about the differences. My main concern would be confusion if Partners use 'certified' to speak of their own training offerings, which, as excellent as some of them are, are not the same as being certified by HQ. 

(Also, glad to hear that administrator level certification is still in the works.)

Randy

Piggy backing here ... sorry bout that, but a few questions ...

IF the official trainings are offered by Moodle Partners, what is the total scope of the training?   By that I mean, how much into the underlying operating system do those courses go?   Is there anywhere one could see the topics/scope of such training?

Thanks, in advance, for any clarification/response.

'spirit of sharing', Ken

I might be a bit off topic here, but I reckon that more personalized Moodle Certifications ought to be offered for different Moodle roles and affordances. You are currently working on Administrator level course certification. This is great news I would suggest certifications in terms of levels and roles such as Moodle Course Facilitator Certification  (tightly linked to discussion forum moderation and e-tivities) OR Moodle Innovator Certification etc. 

As a Google Certified trainer, I know that because Google has initiated different training courses for different certification levels, it has drawn a large number of educators interested to gain different levels of certifications. I hope Moodle HQ think more in this line. 

Just thinking loud ) 

Hi Stuart,

Do you have a timeline in mind for the completion of the Moodle Administrator level of certification?

Thanks,

Vickie