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RFID Tribe launched its Registered Education Provider program |
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[07/03/06]
RFID Tribe an association for RFID professionals, launched its
Registered Education Provider program. To serve its worldwide community of RFID
professionals, the association recognized the need to provide assistance to consumers
regarding RFID technology education services. RFID Tribes launched its Registered
Education Provider (REP) program to respond to that need.
The REP program provides RFID education seekers with a place to find qualified workforce
education programs that fit their needs for skills, training and certification in RFID technology -
the skills and the education they need in the place they live. Education providers from a broad
spectrum of the industry may participate in RFID Tribe's REP program - universities, colleges,
industry associations, government-funded education providers, for-profit training organizations
and RFID vendor firms that offer education, training or certification services. The REP
program provides RFID education consumers with a place to evaluate RFID technology
education offerings on a competitive basis. Consumers of RFID education make a connection
between heir needs for RFID education and a REP's educational offering.
Registered Education Providers Deliver Quality Learning Services
RFID Tribe sets education quality guidelines that establish learning objectives and learning
criteria. These objectives and criteria are mutually agreed to by the learning provider and the
learning client and include feedback from the learning provider, the learning client and the
student. RFID Tribes education quality guidelines are found on the RFID Tribe website.
David Neumann, vice president at American RFID Solutions LLC, said, "As end users continue
to evaluate and implement RFID solutions, more and more professionals are interested in not
only how RFID works, but on how they can maximize improvements in their business
processes." Commenting on his firm's participation as a Registered Education Provider he
said, "Training on just RFID component functionality is an incomplete solution. Companies, like
American RFID Solutions, that develop RFID products and services provide an advantage
when this experience is transferred through RFID training. American RFID Solutions provides
the art to the science of RFID."
The Registered Education Provider program is a first step in RFID Tribe's education roadmap.
RFID Tribe has formed an Education Council to provide guidance on RFID Tribe's education,
training and certification initiatives. REP organizations are voting members in the RFID Tribe
Education Council and set the path for RFID Tribe's education initiatives.
Community of RFID Experts Extends Learning Beyond Classroom
Formal training is one element of developing an empowered worker. Belonging to a community
in which RFID trainees can participate to further develop professional skills leverages the
investment in RFID training and enhances the training experience. RFID Tribe provides a
community where RFID-trained workers can collaborate with RFID experts. RFID Tribe enables
RFID professionals to interact face-to-face as well as electronically: posing questions with
RFID experts, trading ideas and trading practices, networking with industry players, meeting in
local chapter meetings, finding open jobs, making their resume available and developing
professional skills in a community of RFID experts.
Sanjiv Dua, CEO at RFID4U said, "We are seeing a great momentum in the marketplace world-
over to seek benefits from this disruptive technology. Education and collaborative working is a
key to successful adoption. RFID Tribe is playing a very important role in that and we are very
happy to be a part of its new initiative: the Registered Education Provider program."
RFID Tribe members collaborate with each other on technical challenges and on business
issues. Members find peers who share their interests through special interest groups in
application areas such as healthcare, retail, supply chain and software applications. RFID
Tribe membership includes a one hour session of one-to-one mentoring with an RFID expert.
"Joining RFID Tribe has been very helpful to me, because I am able to read about real life
problems with RFID. Also, I have made some good contacts", said Shirley Arsenault, CEO at
Allumis, a software solutions provider. These connections are invaluable as RFID
professionals experience the challenges and the "bumps in the road" associated with applying
RFID technology outside the classroom.
"Connecting with a community of RFID experts and peers leverages learning beyond the
classroom", said Mark Johnson, RFID Tribe President. "RFID Tribe looks forward to supporting
Registered Education Providers. RFID Tribe provides an environment where RFID technology
professionals can develop their career through formal education and through professional
communities", he continued.
As an association for RFID professionals, RFID Tribe plays a role in the growing RFID
workforce, its skills development, its career development and serves as a focal point for RFID
workforce issues.
Further information on RFID Tribe's Registered Education Provider program may be found on
RFID Tribe's website at http://www.rfidtribe.com/rep_home.html.
About RFID Tribe
RFID Tribe, a global organization with local chapters, is the world's association for RFID professionals. The group of industry experts collaborates on RFID and sensor technology, standards, venture capital, products, applications, industry trends, people and events. RFID Tribe serves as an engine for ideas, people and
capital. http://www.rfidtribe.com
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