Scott Lamberton wrote: > Linux Professional Institute Certification adopted by Public Schools in > Spain > > (Sacramento, CA, USA: September 7, 2010) The Linux Professional > Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization > (http://www.lpi.org), announced with its affiliate organization > LPI-Spain (http://www.lpi.org.es/) that a program in public schools in > Spain to promote Linux education and certification has achieved > successful results in its first six months of operation. This public > education initiative with Proyecto Universidad Empresa (PUE) has > recruited close to 20 training partners. PUE is Spain's leading agency > in the development of IT training and certification and provides > academic programs for such major IT organizations as Microsoft, Cisco > and Sun. >
Excelent!! I hope that in the future we can adopt that path here in México. Congratulations. > For more information on PUE's initiative with LPI please see: > http://www.pue.es/lpi > > "This impressive result early in this program initiative with PUE > demonstrates the growing recognition of the need for professional Linux > skills and knowledge within the IT sector in Spain. LPI continues to > support the workforce development of Linux professionals in regions > throughout the world. In this instance, we are pleased to work with > academic organizations and government agencies which undertake the > important work of developing IT curriculum to meet this need," said Jim > Lacey, president and CEO of LPI. > > Under this initiative PUE and LPI-Spain have recruited a number of LPI > Approved Academic Partners (LPI-AAP) to deliver Linux training and > certification. The program has been embraced by educators in both the > Spanish and Catalan language. > > "In our education department we promote the use of Free > Software--particularly the use of Linux. We believe it is important that > our students at CFGS Management Computer Systems and Networks learn to > manage Linux and Free and Open Source Software. LPI certification > provides our students with a path to develop their knowledge and an > understanding of this type of software environment. As well LPI > certification is a recognized educational standard that is being > increasingly requested by employers," said Josefa Gonzalez Perales, INS > La Ferreria, Montcada i Reixac, Barcelona, Spain > (http://phobos.xtec.net/ieslaferreria/intranet/) > > "For the information technology students of the Institut de l'Ebre, the > ability to demonstrate their knowledge of the Linux operating system > through a recognized training and certification program, as with LPI, is > an opportunity for a well-paid job--in particular where, at least in > Spain, and especially in Catalonia, there is an increasing demand and > few qualified professionals for such positions," said Sergi Tur Badenas > of the Institut de l'Ebre, Tarragona, Spain (http://www.iesebre.com/). > Sergi Tur Badenas added: "The PUE/LPI-Spain initiative owes its > remarkable success, specifically in Catalan, to the creation of an > online documentation base about the LPIC-1 certification. This tool has > been useful both for teachers and students in order to clearly verify > educational goals and skills development students have gained during > their training towards the LPIC program." > > For more information on LPI's Approved Academic Partner program please > see: 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 at more than 7,000 testing > locations. Since 1999, LPI has delivered over 260,000 exams and 87,000 > 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 September 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 > http://www.lpi.org > [email protected] > +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 do so directly at: > http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/media > _______________________________________________ > lpi-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-discuss > -- Jorge Armando Medina Computación Gráfica de México Web: http://www.e-compugraf.com Tel: 55 51 40 72, Ext: 124 Email: [email protected] GPG Key: 1024D/28E40632 2007-07-26 GPG Fingerprint: 59E2 0C7C F128 B550 B3A6 D3AF C574 8422 28E4 0632
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