The Rust Foundation to Develop Training and Certification Program

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Half the announcement is apologies to existing companies providing training programs in Rust and assurances that the Foundation will not step into their territory.

Another half is explaining how they will do it, but that's none of my business.

Personally, this looks like good news, I wouldn't mind doing it as my first certificate.

Great way to find things and get more learning content out there (directly or indirectly).

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This sounds a lot like the rust foundation is trying to either leverage its position into making money or influencing the rust community by giving out the "only real certificate".

Creating a revenue stream that's not dependent on member subscriptions is definitely a motivating factor. The Community Grants Program suffered this year because members were far less willing to donate funds towards it.

I'm not sure that I agree with the notion that the foundation is attempting to influence anything. The influence flows the other way. It acts in support of the project.

Employers, particularly large employers, are asking for "official" certifications. The only org that can realistically offer this is the foundation itself. There are gaps in the labor market. Companies complain that there are too few developers, and developers complain that there are too few jobs. The program is in no means a complete solution to the problem, but it does bias the situation in a positive direction.

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