[members-discuss] [news] RIPE NCC Certified Professionals is Back Online

Hello,
I am reacting to the recent news email about RIPE NCC
training/certifications.

I wish to know who at RIPE thought it was the best choice to select such a
company engaged in multiple lawsuits to proctor the RIPE exams? Am I the
only one concerned about this, weren't there other more appropriate
solutions to keep the RIPE certification exams appropriately monitored for
fair play and fair examinations?

[1]
https://news.slashdot.org/story/20/11/06/0011221/proctoring-software-company-used-dmca-to-take-down-a-students-critical-tweets
[2] https://twitter.com/ejohnson99/status/1303121786637373443

Best regards,
Thomas

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From: Alvaro Vives <avives at ripe.net>
Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 at 17:35
Subject: [ncc-announce] [news] RIPE NCC Certified Professionals is Back
Online
To: <ncc-announce at ripe.net>


Dear colleagues,

I’m very pleased to report that RIPE NCC Certified Professionals is back
online! We took a hiatus for a few weeks to transition to a new exam
platform. I would also like to thank all the RIPE community members who
helped us test this new system, for not only taking the exam but also for
sharing your feedback with us.

Here are some of the biggest changes that we’ve made:
- You no longer need to schedule exams in advance - you can take an exam on
demand.
- We now use the services of Better Examinations, a Europe-based exam
provider.
- Exams are no longer “live proctored” but use a record and review system
instead. This system uses Proctorio, and it’s important to note that the
exam recordings are accessible only to select RIPE NCC staff, and for a
limited duration. Test takers are also no longer obliged to scan the room
before taking exams.
- You are no longer obliged to use government-issued identification cards
to register for the exam - any photo ID will do. We look for a match
between the name and photo on the ID document with the test taker.
- We can introduce more interactive questions in the exams, as the new
platform offers greater flexibility.
- There are no longer any geographic restrictions on accessing the exam
platform.

We’ve published a more detailed article on RIPE Labs on what these changes
involve:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/william-johnson/get-certified-20-introducing-the-new-ripe-ncc-certified-professionals-exam-platform/

For those of you who have been waiting to get certified, I invite you to
claim your vouchers and try out our new exam system. Your new vouchers for
2023 are now available and valid until the end of this year!
https://getcertified.ripe.net/

Best of luck to those of you who have scheduled exams at RIPE 86, or who
plan to take exams soon (and yes we have t-shirts if you get certified).

Kind regards,

Alvaro Vives
Team Manager
Learning and Development
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