Technical Skills Assessment 3082?

[bruce-wayne]

Howdy,

i was thinking about getting novell's 6.5 CNE certification via the CNE6.0 track, and then taking the single 6.5 upgrade exam. But then i noticed that Novell offered an alternative path towards earning it:
Novell Open Enterprise Server for NetWare CNE

Instead of requiring 5 exams (from CNE 6.0), you now only need 4 exams (they dropped the Zenworks).
However, i noticed a new entry: 'Technical Skills Assessment 3082'...

what the heck is a Technical Skills Assement?

is it a test? A book? Something you take Online? or maybe some kind of class?
How much does something like this cost? (i hoping its not some $2000 required seminar)

If anyone had any insight, it would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks! >^^<