Mustafa Qasim wrote: > Hello! > I was eager to take the LPIC1 exams in coming month but heard > about new LPIC exams that are going under preparation and will be > launched next year. I would like to ask that how much it's gonna > change and how it's gonna effect the people holding old LPIC. Is old > LPIC gonna retired/expired like Microsoft do with its certs and LPI > will provide a single and less costly upgrade exams for new LPIC cert?
If you presently hold a LPIC-1 (or LPIC-2) certification it will not "expire" with the introduction of these new exams. As such an upgrade exam is not necessary. Go ahead and take your LPIC-1 exams now--the introduction of new exams will not adversely effect you in any way. Nevertheless, all certification programs must regularly update their exams to ensure their timeliness and relevance. Therefore we recommend that candidates recertify every two years. However, to ensure your certification is deemed "active" in our database it is only necessary to recertify every 5 years. Alternatively, one could pursue a higher level of certification. Our recertification policy is outlined at: https://www.lpi.org/en/lpi/english/certification/policies (see #6). I hope this answers your questions. thanks, scott -- Scott Lamberton Director of Communications Linux Professional Institute Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.lpi.org Telephone: +1-416-666-1574 _______________________________________________ lpi-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-discuss
