[GitHub] [incubator-training] soenkeliebau commented on a change in pull request #1: TRAINING-2: Added minimal version of the README with excerpt from the incubator proposal and a list of resources that exist so far

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soenkeliebau commented on a change in pull request #1: TRAINING-2: Added minimal version of the README with excerpt from the incubator proposal and a list of resources that exist so far
URL: https://github.com/apache/incubator-training/pull/1#discussion_r262013972
 
 

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+Apache Training (incubating)
+============================
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+### Purpose
+The purpose of the Training project is to create high-quality training material for various projects in an open source form. Up until now everyone who wants to offer a Training course for one of the Apache projects needs to create her or his own slides/labs and keep them up-to-date. This is a significant investment of time and money. This project aims to spread that burden and help all Apache projects as we can create shared resources and we can also create cross-project trainings.
+
+To sum up, the main goals for this project:
+
+- Develop shared material that can be used for trainings
+- Cross-project
+    - Focused on Apache but also 3rd party projects where it makes sense
+    - Develop “labs” or “hands-on” exercises
+- Develop or document an infrastructure that can be used for those labs
+- Potentially develop tools to manage the material (e.g. a “slide” repository that contains “modules” that can be easily reused and combined)
+
+These are non-goals for this project:
+
+- Some kind of official “Apache Training Program” with certifications etc.
+    - Based on feedback and future developments this may change but we believe it’s out of scope initially
+- Project documentation
+- The training material we develop is not necessarily self-explanatory. It still benefits from an experienced instructor but it will make it possible for talented people without the time and resources to develop material to still train others.
 
 Review comment:
   The entire sentence sounds a bit weird now that I read it :)
   How about something like "but it will enable talented people without the time or resources for developing and maintaining material to provide trainings."

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