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Microsoft Certifications For High School Credits In Australia

Posted by timothy on from the vocational-training dept.

kanad writes "High school students in Queensland, Australia would be able to do Microsoft certifications online and get credits. The exam fees will be free for students and courses include Microsoft's products like Sharepoint and SQL Server. Ostensibly this is for making kids ready for the workforce. but Australian IT entrepreneur Matt Barrie CEO of freelancer.com has criticised it for vendor lock-in and Microsoft's influence in the educational system."

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  1. Re:Why the negative? by mythosaz · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If it was Apple or Linux, it would be the greatest idea since sliced bread.

    Ya think? :)

    If the title were Linux Certifications For High School Credits In Australia people would be shitting themselves in glee. [More so than usual...]

  2. Simpsons already did that by Master+Moose · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This reminds me of the future school in the Simpsons that was sponsored by Pepsi. I believe credit could be gained by answering any question with Pepsi.

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