Certifications: Difference between revisions

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== Purpose ==

The purpose of certifications is to encourage members to learn specific roles, like medic or pilot, in a structured and intentional way. As people get certified on more things, the overall competence of everyone increases, which then allows more immersive and engaging play. The carrot to encourage this is achieved through sign-up sheets. Non-casual operations will usually have a sign-up sheet for relevant ~~roles~~, and only a person with a ~~relevant~~ certification on a role is allowed to sign up for it. This does not ''bar'' access to the role, though: sign-up sheets do not usually allow reserving ''every slot'' which may require a certification, and so when game day comes, slots that were not reserved in advance can be filled on a first-come-first-serve basis, certified or not.

The purpose of certifications is to encourage members to learn specific roles, like medic or pilot, in a structured and intentional way. As people get certified on more things, the overall competence of everyone increases, which then allows more immersive and engaging play. The carrot to encourage this is achieved through sign-up sheets. Non-casual operations will usually have a sign-up sheet for the roles relevant to the operation, and only a person with a certification for a role is allowed to sign up for it. This does not ''bar'' access to the role, though: sign-up sheets do not usually allow reserving ''every slot'' which may require a certification, and so when game day comes, slots that were not reserved in advance can be filled on a first-come-first-serve basis, certified or not.

Some certifications exist outside of this meta and simply aim to teach useful or fun skills. There is no incentive to take such certifications aside from padding out one's certifications on EnduraNet and/or a genuine interest in the skill.

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 == Purpose ==
-The purpose of certifications is to encourage members to learn specific roles, like medic or pilot, in a structured and intentional way. As people get certified on more things, the overall competence of everyone increases, which then allows more immersive and engaging play. The carrot to encourage this is achieved through sign-up sheets. Non-casual operations will usually have a sign-up sheet for relevant roles, and only a person with a relevant certification on a role is allowed to sign up for it. This does not ''bar'' access to the role, though: sign-up sheets do not usually allow reserving ''every slot'' which may require a certification, and so when game day comes, slots that were not reserved in advance can be filled on a first-come-first-serve basis, certified or not.
+The purpose of certifications is to encourage members to learn specific roles, like medic or pilot, in a structured and intentional way. As people get certified on more things, the overall competence of everyone increases, which then allows more immersive and engaging play. The carrot to encourage this is achieved through sign-up sheets. Non-casual operations will usually have a sign-up sheet for the roles relevant to the operation, and only a person with a certification for a role is allowed to sign up for it. This does not ''bar'' access to the role, though: sign-up sheets do not usually allow reserving ''every slot'' which may require a certification, and so when game day comes, slots that were not reserved in advance can be filled on a first-come-first-serve basis, certified or not.
 Some certifications exist outside of this meta and simply aim to teach useful or fun skills. There is no incentive to take such certifications aside from padding out one's certifications on EnduraNet and/or a genuine interest in the skill.