Linux Professional Institute Launches Open Source Professional Recruitment Service
(San Francisco, California, USA: August 16, 2006) – The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), (http://www.lpi.org), the world's premier Linux certification organization announced the launch of an employment and contract matching service for Open Source Professionals who are registered on LPI's internal exam candidate database. The program will match IT professionals with Open Source skills with listing employers and contract opportunities. The program will be piloted in North America, Latin America, China, India and Germany. Jim Lacey, President and CEO of LPI, said that the program came about due to overwhelming demand from Fortune 100 IT companies from around the world: "LPI is recognized globally as having highly qualified, skilled and accredited IT professionals. Our certification program is respected for its dedication to skills development and professionalism as opposed to being a tool to sell software and training services. As a result through the dedicated work of our partners on our Regional Engagement Initiative we are receiving numerous and frequent requests from enterprise customers for referrals for highly skilled Open Source professionals. This program addresses this growing need." Mr. Lacey also stated that although the program would be piloted in select markets the internal infrastructure had already been developed at LPI to quickly address new market opportunities in other regions. Mr. Lacey went on to note that this is the first skills databank of its kind devoted entirely to Open Source professionals. Although the program will focus on LPI's certified Linux Professionals (LPIC) it also welcomes other Open Source professionals to register, obtain a LPI ID number, and provide their skills profile for this matching service. The program is entirely voluntary and is intended to serve HR recruiters, employers, and contracting organizations in their increasing need to place highly skilled Open Source IT professionals. Mr. Lacey made the program announcement at a special LPIC Alumni reception sponsored by Prosoft Training and Thomson Prometric at LinuxWorld San Francisco. Open Source professionals and existing LPI candidates may participate in this voluntary program by "opt-ing" in through a series of questions provided on the LPI exam registration system. Enterprise customers, HR recruiters, and others providing contract opportunities should contact Glenn McKnight, Director of Operations, for details on pricing for employment and/or contract listings and learn in greater detail how the program will identify qualified and skilled Open Source professionals for potential assignments. Mr. McKnight can be reached at glenn_at_lpi.org. The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is an internationally recognized, vendor-independent organization advocating and assisting the professional use of Linux, Open Source and Free Software, through the certification of Linux professionals. Established as a non-profit organization in 1999, LPI is community based and supported. LPI’s certification program is delivered worldwide in multiple languages. The organization has delivered over 120,000+ LPIC-1 and LPIC-2 exams and 35,000+ certifications, globally, since the program’s inception. -30- About Linux Professional Institute: The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) develops professional certification for the Linux operating system, independent of software vendors or training providers. Established as an international non-profit organization in 1999 by the Linux community, LPI develops accessible, internationally-recognized certification programs which have earned the respect of vendors, employers and IT professionals. LPI's activities involve hundreds of volunteers and dedicated Linux professionals throughout the world in many different capacities, and the group encourages active public involvement through mailing lists and its website at www.lpi.org. LPI's multi-level program of exams is administered globally through Pearson VUE and Prometric testing centers. LPI's major financial sponsors are Platinum Sponsors IBM, Linux Journal, Linux Magazine, Novell, SGI, and TurboLinux as well as Gold Sponsors, Hewlett-Packard and IDG. Media contact: Scott Lamberton Director of Communications Linux Professional Institute Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.lpi.org Telephone: +1-416-666-1574 _______________________________________________ Linux Professional Institute media mailing list Contact: Scott Lamberton, Director of Communications Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Telephone: +1-416-666-1574 To Subscribe or unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "media unsubsribe"; in the subject line or do so directly at: http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/media _______________________________________________ lpi-announce mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/mailman/listinfo/lpi-announce
