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Scott Lamberton | 18 Jun 2013 17:41

[LPI-News] LPI revises objectives for LPIC-2 and LPIC-3 Linux certification programs

Linux Professional Institute revises objectives for LPIC-2 and LPIC-3
Linux certification programs

(Sacramento, CA, USA: June 18, 2013) The Linux Professional Institute 
(LPI: http://www.lpi.org), the world's premier Linux certification
organization, announced it has completed an extensive review and update
of the exam objectives for their LPIC-2 and LPIC-3 certification
programs.  The new exams for LPIC-2 will be available November 1, 2013
in English and LPIC-3 will be available October 1, 2013 in English.
Other language for both certification programs TBA.

"These updates of our LPIC-2 and LPIC-3 certification program represent
significant changes in our advanced-level Linux certifications and are
the result of extensive consultations with industry leaders, partner
organizations, Linux professionals and others active in the Linux and
Open Source Software ecosystem.  We appreciate their input and interest
in continuing to "set the bar" in defining the necessary knowledge and
skill set for Linux professionals," said G.Matthew Rice, director of
product development for LPI. Mr. Rice noted in particular the movement
of Capacity Planning and OpenLDAP topics into LPIC-2 and the "one exam"
approach to LPIC-3 certification (i.e. one of LPI-300, LPI-303 or
LPI-304) as notable and significant changes to these advanced-level
certifications.

Changes to the LPIC-2 and LPIC-3 certification programs were originally
announced in January:
http://www.lpi.org/news/lpi-revises-lpic-2-and-lpic-3-certification-programs

Revised exam objectives for LPIC-2 and LPIC-3 for the October/November
2013 exams are available on LPI's public wiki:
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Scott Lamberton | 13 Jun 2013 21:02

Community Corner: "Free Software For a Small Country: Part Two - The Training'


In this week's blog post for LPI's Community Corner, Jon "maddog" Hall
presents the second in a series of articles on "Free Software For a 
Small Country".

See:

http://www.lpi.org/blog/free-software-small-country-part-two-training

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Scott Lamberton | 11 Jun 2013 18:44

[LPI-News] Linux Professional Institute Hosts Exam Lab at EuroPython 2013

LPI Hosts Exam Lab at EuroPython 2013

(Sacramento, CA, USA: June 11, 2013) The Linux Professional Institute
(LPI: http://www.lpi.org), the world's premier Linux certification
organization, announced a promotional exam lab for their Linux
Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) at EuroPython 2013
(https://ep2013.europython.eu/). LPI's affiliate, LPI-Italy
(http://www.lpi-italia.org) is hosting the exam lab and is a
certification sponsor of EuroPython 2013.

EuroPython is the official European conference on Python programming and
the event takes place this year in Florence, Italy from July 1 - 7th.
LPI exam labs will be held on July 5th at 15:00 in the Grand Hotel
Mediterraneo, 44 Lungarno del Tempio, Firenze, Italy.

"We are thrilled to welcome LPI amongst our conference sponsors. In
today's challenging and ever-evolving job environment, certifications
are increasingly important to fully assess one's competencies. By
introducing a full LPI exam session in our official conference schedule,
at a special promotional price, we are taking one more step in offering
EuroPython's attendees a unique, diversified set of professional growth
opportunities--which are core to our mission,"
said Giovanni Bajo, EuroPython conference chair and co-founder of Python
Italia.

All three levels of LPI's professional certification program (LPIC-1,
LPIC-2, LPIC-3) and the Linux Essentials exam will be offered at the
exam lab (English language only). Special exam discounts are available
to EuroPython conference attendees.  Promotional pricing, advanced
registration, location and other exam lab information is available at:
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Scott Lamberton | 6 Jun 2013 22:08

Community Corner: "Free Software For a Small Country (Part One) - The Reasoning"

In this week's blog post for LPI's Community Corner, Jon "maddog" Hall 
presents the first in a series of articles on "Free Software For a Small 
Country".

See: http://www.lpi.org/blog/free-software-small-country-part-one-reasoning

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Scott Lamberton | 4 Jun 2013 20:26

[LPI-News] Linux Professional Institute partners with Big Data Cloud

LPI partners with Big Data Cloud

(Sacramento, CA, USA: June 4, 2013) The Linux Professional Institute, 
the world's premier Linux certification organization, announced a 
partnership initiative with Big Data Cloud 
(http://www.bigdatacloud.com/) -- a not-for-profit organization 
evangelizing the new technology movement regarding Big Data and the 
Cloud. The partnership initiative will promote events and other 
educational resources for LPI alumni on topics related to Big Data and 
the Cloud. Big Data Cloud hosts annual events and monthly meetups and 
has over 2700+ members. It is founded and operated by Third Eye 
Consulting Services & Solutions LLC (http://thirdeyecss.com/).

"Linux and Open Source Software are the basis of Big Data and Cloud 
technologies. As such LPI's certified professionals have a 
career-related interest in this market space. Our partnership with Big 
Data Cloud enables us to bring state-of-the art educational resources on 
these topics to our alumni either through events, multimedia and various 
other resources. We will promote the role Linux professionals have in 
the further development of these technologies," said Jim Lacey, 
president and CEO of LPI. Mr. Lacey added that LPI will be presenting at 
Big Data Cloud's upcoming event "Big Data Cloud Today" 
(http://bigdatacloudtoday.com/agenda/) on June 7th, 2013 at the Computer 
History Museum, Mountain View, CA. Local LPI alumni are encouraged to 
attend this event.

Most Big Data and Cloud technologies prevalent today in the IT world 
have their roots in open source software championed by the Apache 
Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/): “This partnership between 
Big Data Cloud and LPI aims to do with Big Data & Cloud what LPI did
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Guus Snijders | 3 Jun 2013 23:53
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Re: visibility of exam developments / outdated information

2013/6/3 G. Matthew Rice <matt-s/rLXaiAEBtBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>
On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Guus Snijders <gsnijders-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> So my main question would be: would it be possible to create an overview of
> the changes in the certifications through the years? Just to show potential
> candidates that LPI is still alive and kicking.

Hi Guus,

I can help with this one.  Although, this isn't "official" source
(mostly because it's on a public wiki ;)), the various objectives have
had version updates as recently as last year (2012):

    http://wiki.lpi.org/wiki/LPIroger, C-1_Objectives#Version_Upgrade_Addendum_.28Jul_2st.2C_2012.29
and
    http://wiki.lpi.org/wiki/LPIC-2_Objectives#Version_Upgrade_Addendum_.28Aug_1st.2C_2012.29

both less than a year ago.
[snipped: developments]

Ah, thank you. I completely overlooked these.
I took the liberty to change the entries for LPIC-1 and -2 on wikipedia. -3 should also be updated, but better by someone who has a little more insight in this part then i currently have (getting late here ;).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Professional_Institute_Certification

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Guus Snijders | 3 Jun 2013 23:16
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visibility of exam developments / outdated information

Hello,

i just read some questions about LPI and it's relevancy on another list. One of the remarks was that the objectives seemed a bit outdated (2009) and that there was not much going on.

As a member on this list i know better of course, but a little digging showed that the 2009 remark came straight from wikipedia: <quote> First published 11 January 2000, revised 2005, newly revised 2009. </quote>.

A little more digging showed that it was actually not that easy to show the reality. One of the more relevant links was the news item from last January [2], but that was also the best i saw in a quick search. I think LPI has done a great job promoting LPIC in the past, but it seems to lag a little nowadays.

So my main question would be: would it be possible to create an overview of the changes in the certifications through the years? Just to show potential candidates that LPI is still alive and kicking.
I think this specific subject could make for a very nice article on the LPI-blog and also brings me to a second suggestion; the news blog is fairly nice as it is, but could categories/tags be added so even older items can be found easy and quickly?


[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Professional_Institute_Certification
[2] http://www.lpi.org/news/lpi-revises-lpic-2-and-lpic-3-certification-programs



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Scott Lamberton | 28 May 2013 20:07

Community Corner: "The Third Language"

Community Corner: "The Third Language"

In this week's blog post for LPI's Community Corner, Jon "maddog" Hall 
describes the importance of assembly language for aspiring IT professionals.

See: http://www.lpi.org/blog/third-language

Also note blog posts in May on the following:

Linux Essentials "Train-the-Trainer" Workshop in Southern California:
http://www.lpi.org/blog/linux-essentials-train-trainer-workshop-southern-california

LPI "Behind the Scenes": Skills Standards and the European e-Competence 
Framework
http://www.lpi.org/blog/lpi-behind-scenes-skills-standards-and-european-e-competence-framework

In June, Jon "maddog" Hall will return with a series of blog posts on 
the subject of "Free Software for a Small Country".  Stay Tuned!

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Scott Lamberton | 23 May 2013 19:48

Linux Essentials "Train-the-Trainer" Workshop in Southern California

Linux Essentials "Train-the-Trainer" Workshop in Southern California

 From June 3-7th, The Mid-Pacific Information and Communication 
Technologies Center (MPICT) and the California Community Colleges ICT 
Collaborative is offering a free "Train-the-Trainer" workshop on Linux 
Essentials instruction for LPI alumni who are Linux trainers and 
teachers. The 4.5 day workshop will be held during the Southern 
California, Summer Faculty Development Week at Coastline Community 
College, Garden Grove Center, Garden Grove, CA, USA.

More information on the Southern California, Summer Faculty Development 
week is available at:
http://mpict.org/pdf/Summer_FDW_Garden_Grove_CA_June_3-7.pdf

Registration is via:
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e7cwuj7of1774358&llr=pvd9yudab

LPI alumni attending the workshop are not eligible for travel or 
accommadation expenses but meals may be provided during the conference.

Workshop Outline: "Adding Essential Linux Skills to Your Classroom"

This practical and focused 4.5 day hands-on technical session will 
accomplish several goals for today’s instructor, including:

● Technical Skills - Update instructors with the Linux Skills needed to 
successfully deliver relevant and important Linux and Open Source content.

● Instructional Skills - Provide instructors with the critical 
methodologies that will ensure successful classroom experiences for 
their attendees.

Attendees of this course will receive a number of benefits including:

● Instructional resources and content

● Physical and Virtual lab delivery options ● Presentation techniques, 
tricks and tips ● Samples of recommended supplementary course materials 
● Exam preparation materials

The workshop is led by Ross Brunson -- Director of Member Services for 
The Linux Professional Institute

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Scott Lamberton | 23 May 2013 17:22

[NEWS] Linux Professional Institute Hosts Exam Labs at SouthEast LinuxFest 2013

LPI Hosts Exam Labs at SouthEast LinuxFest 2013

(Sacramento, CA, USA: May 23, 2013) The Linux Professional Institute
(LPI: http://www.lpi.org), the world's premier Linux certification
organization, announced promotional exam labs for their Linux
Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) at the SouthEast LinuxFest
(SELF: http://www.southeastlinuxfest.org/) at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.,
June 9th at the Blake Hotel in Charlotte, NC. In addition, during SELF,
Darrell Flewell, LPI CFO, will deliver a presentation on "Preparing For
A Fantastic Career In Linux and Open Source" at 2:45 p.m., Saturday,
June 8th in the Linode room of the Blake Hotel.

All three levels of LPI's professional certification program (LPIC-1,
LPIC-2, LPIC-3) and the Linux Essentials exam will be offered at the
exam labs. The promotional price for all LPIC exams will be $99
(regularly priced at $178) except for the LPI-301 exam which will be
$219 (regularly $260).  The Linux Essentials exam will be $65. A full
description of LPI's Linux certification program and the Linux
Essentials "Certificate of Achievement" may be found at:
http://www.lpi.org/linux-certifications

Candidates must make payment for their exam(s) on site 15 minutes prior
to the exam lab either by cash, check or credit card. Each exam takes
approximately 90 minutes to complete with the exception of the Linux
Essentials exam in which 60 minutes is allocated to complete the exam.

To participate in an exam lab, a candidate must have an LPI ID which may
be obtained at: https://cs.lpi.org/caf/Xamman/register

PLEASE NOTE: candidates must bring their LPI ID and a government issued
photo identification to the exam lab in order to take any LPI exam.

The Linux Professional Institute is globally supported by the IT
industry, enterprise customers, community professionals, government
entities and the educational community. LPI's certification program is
supported by an affiliate network spanning five continents and is
distributed worldwide in multiple languages at more than 5,000 testing
locations. Since 1999, LPI has delivered over 350,000+ exams and
120,000+ LPIC certifications around the world.

# # #

About the Linux Professional Institute:

The Linux Professional Institute provides a global framework, industry
leadership and other services to enhance, develop and further lifelong
professional careers in Linux and Open Source technologies. Established
as an international non-profit organization in September 1999 by the
Linux community, the Linux Professional Institute continues to
demonstrate recognized global leadership, direction and skill standards
for those who pursue a career in Linux and Open Source technology. LPI
advances the Linux and Open Source movement through strategic partners,
sponsorships, innovative programs and community development activities.
LPI's major financial sponsors are Platinum Sponsors IBM, Linux Journal,
Linux Magazine, Novell, SGI, and TurboLinux as well as Gold Sponsors, HP
and IDG.

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