Linux Professional Institute Expands Training Partner Program (Sacramento, USA: December 2, 2008) The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization (http://www.lpi.org), announced further improvements to its growing training partner program. LPI has more than 220 approved training partners in 35 countries around the globe.
"Over the past few years we have continued to evolve our training partner program resulting in a substantial increase in the number of countries where we have representation--this demonstrates both the growing adoption of Open Source Software and the need world-wide for vendor-neutral Linux training," said Jim Lacey, President and CEO of LPI. Mr. Lacey noted that due to this demand and increasing requests from employers, educational institutions and exam candidates for high quality training options LPI is adding new improvements and resources to the training partner program throughout 2009. In the last six months alone LPI has added multiple training partners in the following nations: Belgium, Canada, Hong Kong, Italy, Korea, Netherlands, Philippines, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, and the United Kingdom. Mr. Lacey credited this diverse group of new partners to an increasing emphasis within LPI on regional execution: "Our global program of affiliates has enabled us to engage with on-the-ground players who understand the needs of the local market and can identify which training partners are best suited to promote Linux professionalism and certification," said Mr. Lacey, adding that this was further demonstrated by the increasing interest of post-secondary education institutions such as colleges and universities in a variety of local markets throughout the globe. "LPI's certification program fits very well within the scope of academic training programs and provides substantial value for students in these programs who will be pursuing IT careers," said Mr. Lacey. For more information on the benefits of becoming an LPI training partner please contact your local LPI Master Affiliate or Area Operations Manager: http://www.lpi.org/affiliates Additional information on the LPI's training partner program can be found at: http://www.lpi.org/training 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 in more than 7,000 testing locations. Since 1999, LPI has delivered more than 195,000 exams and 62,000 LPIC certifications around the world. About the Linux Professional Institute: The Linux Professional Institute promotes and certifies essential skills on Linux and Open Source technologies through the global delivery of comprehensive, top-quality, vendor-independent exams. Established as an international non-profit organization in 1999 by the Linux community, the Linux Professional Institute continues to demonstrate recognized global leadership in the certification of Linux professionals. 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. Media Contact: Scott Lamberton Director of Communications Linux Professional Institute Email: slamberton_at_lpi.org Web: http://www.lpi.org Telephone: +1-905-269-0862 _______________________________________________ Linux Professional Institute media mailing list Contact: Scott Lamberton, Director of Communications Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Telephone: +1-905-269-0862 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/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-announce
