Linux Certification
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Linux Certification is common term for a professional certification related to the GNU/Linux operating system and its related free software and open source software. Since GNU/Linux is not a product but a collaborative effort of many individuals, there is no one body or institution capable of creating a single unified professional certification. Instead, there are many corporations and organizations that fill this void with their own certification programs in order to give IT professionals a way to prove their proficiency relating to GNU/Linux.
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[edit] Certifying bodies
Because GNU/Linux has no single vendor, certification bodies can be split into those that are offered by vendors and those offered by other organizations.
[edit] Vendors
[edit] Organizations
[edit] Certifications
The following are Linux certification programs listed in alphabetical order.
[edit] Linux Professional Institute
The Linux Professional Institute offers Linux certification which purports to be vendor and distribution neutral as part of its Linux Professional Institute Certification program.[1]
| Abbreviation | Name | Relative Difficulty | Exams Required | Date Introduced |
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| LPIC3 | LPI Certification, Level 3 | Enterprise / Advanced | 2 (There are 5 areas to specialize in) | January 2007 |
| LPIC2 | LPI Certification, Level 2 | Intermediate | 2 | Unknown |
| LPIC1 | LPI Certification, Level 1 | Base | 2 | Unknown |
[edit] Novell, Inc.
Novell offers Linux certification oriented towards their Linux distribution. There are currently two designations.[2]
| Abbreviation | Name | Relative Difficulty | Exams Required | Date Introduced | Current Release |
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| CLE | Certified Linux Engineer | Advanced | ? | Unknown | CLE 10 |
| CLP | Certified Linux Professional | Base | ? | Unknown | CLP 10 |
[edit] Red Hat, Inc.
Red Hat offers a Linux certification program oriented towards their distribution as part of their Red Hat Certification Program. [3] There are currently four designations. Red Hat distinguishes itself as the only certification that requires performance-based examinations.
| Abbreviation | Name | Relative Difficulty | Exams Required | Date Introduced | Current Release |
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| RHCA | Red Hat Certified Architect | Enterprise / Advanced | 5 | 2005 | RHEL 5 |
| RHCSS | Red Hat Certified Security Specialist | Enterprise / Advanced | 3 | 2005 | RHEL 5 |
| RHCDS | Red Hat Certified Datacenter Specialist | Enterprise / Advanced | 3 | 2007 | RHEL 5 |
| RHCE | Red Hat Certified Engineer | Intermediate | 1 | 1999 | RHEL 5 |
| RHCT | Red Hat Certified Technician | Base | 1 | 2003 | RHEL 5 |
# of Exams denotes the number of exams that must be passed in order to receive certification. Multiple Choice exam type denotes answering questions on a computer (or paper) similar to Prometric testing center. Performance exam type denotes performing tasks on live system.
[edit] Press coverage
CertCities.com’s 10 Hottest Certifications for 2006 rated RHCE the top IT certification for 2006 with LPIC2 placing 10th. [4]
