For those of you starting out in the World of Linux, LPI have decided to create a Linux Basics course. Please see below as they are looking for comments, and help.
http://wiki.lpi.org/wiki/LinuxBasics Simon Vass Managing Director E-Tech Uganda Ltd http://www.etech.ug Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 email: [email protected] skype: e-techservicedesk ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Evans Ikua" <[email protected]> To: "FOSS certification" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 23 August, 2011 3:38:14 PM Subject: Re: [Certification] pre-LPI, here comes LinuxBasics course As if the LPI has been following our discussion on this issue, they have announced the decision to launch a pre-LPI course, called Linux Basics. I personally think that this is a very timely decision and that this course will go a long way in introducing complete newbies to Linux, before they can jump into the deep end of the command line. I am talking from experience and it would be great to learn what the community thinks about this new development. Please see the following text from LPI and comment. Also, all are invited to participate in the development of this course, as per the wiki link that has been provided here below: LPI has recently completed an evaluation of market demand for an introductory exam in Linux and Open Source. This evaluation was in response to perceived need for such an introductory product communicated by the Master Affiliates in the EMEA region. Many of these Master Affiliates have been vital in arranging key meetings and interviews with strategic partners in the region and gathering the needed data for the study. The result of this evaluation effort was a detailed feasibility report which was presented to the LPI Board of Directors. In a strategic move to engage youth, LPI’s Board of Directors has fully endorsed the creation of an introductory exam program in Linux and Open Source. The development of this introductory exam program will begin immediately. Although, much work on this new program has been completed through the evaluation study, a significant portion of the work remains to be done. The planned publishing date for the exam will be June 11 th 2012. The draft exam objectives can be found on the LPI wiki at: http://wiki.lpi.org/wiki/LinuxBasics Product Development will be receiving feedback on the objectives over the next month, so please distribute this link to as many partners as possible. LPI will also be sending this link to SME Volunteers and Training Material Developers over the next week. Objectives will be finalized by September 7 th , 2011. Next Steps: 1. Final Exam Objectives Available - September 7 th 2011 2. Communications begin to Academic Partners and Training Material Providers - September 9 th 2011 3. Item Writing Workshops – October 2011 to January 2012 4. Beta Tests – March 2012 5. Linux Essentials Exam Live – June 11 th 2012 As with all our exams, the quality of the certification depends on regional participation and perspective provided by our partners and our technical volunteers around the globe. LPI produces top-quality, vendor-independent exams to measure key Linux technology skills. This new program, with your input, will bring Linux and Open Source to the youth market and those beginning their career in Linux. Questions or expressions of interest in participating in the development of the new program can be directed to [email protected] . LPI On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 1:13 PM, Brian Sikute < [email protected] > wrote: I am currently taking a class on Linux System Administration at our university. the course outline is much like LPI 1. In this class i have windows system admins and newbies to system admin. So far, i am having to balance between these two groups but the windows system admins have an advantage. I will go with Willa on this one based on my current experience. LPI 1 kinder has the introductory part and depending on the trainer, newbies can do well and pass the cert exams. Maybe a little more practice on the commandline and they are good to go. Evans, am I allowed to use the LPIC Manual for my new class? On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 12:00 PM, < [email protected] > wrote: > Send Certification mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.it-inwent.org/listinfo/certification > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Certification digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Fwd: Re: Pre-LPI (willa) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:08:24 +0300 > From: willa < [email protected] > > Subject: [Certification] Fwd: Re: Pre-LPI > To: " [email protected] " < [email protected] > > Message-ID: <op.vupasawsx78pga@localhost> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed; delsp=yes > > > > ------- Forwarded message ------- > From: willa < [email protected] > > To: [email protected] , [email protected] > Cc: > Subject: Re: Pre-LPI > Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:03:09 +0300 > > So what is the general consensus for this issue? > My take: > I don't think there is any necessity to design some other course to act as > pre-LPI as there are already a number of courses that can act as such. For > instance there are courses like Ubuntu desktop, Comprehensive linux > commands and the like. Besides LPI is a professional course which aims at > certifying experts, you can comfortably say this course is meant for > admins and linux lovers. > > Regards, > > > On Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:00:01 +0300, < [email protected] > > wrote: > >> Send Certification mailing list submissions to >> [email protected] >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://lists.it-inwent.org/listinfo/certification >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [email protected] >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [email protected] >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Certification digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: basic Linux skills course (Brian Ssennoga) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 09:45:52 +0300 >> From: Brian Ssennoga < [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [Certification] basic Linux skills course >> To: FOSS certification < [email protected] > >> Message-ID: < [email protected] > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> Wish to add my comments - >> >> The idea of a pre-LPI course is indeed an interesting one. But as >> we experienced in Nairobi - when preparing for the LPIC TOTs - , this >> Certification Pillar going to aim to raise Linux experts or simply LPI >> Certified professionals. Am sure we agree there is a difference therein. >> Back then, our line of thought suggested we concentrate on LPI >> Certification >> - because in Africa, certification goes a long way in the livelihood of >> an >> individual. >> >> Right now, Evans asks us all the flip side of that coin, and in his >> query, >> he asks us to idealise about attacking the problem from the front: >> pre-LPI. >> But like most people have already said, Linux is about practise - so >> maybe >> we also would like to ponder - post LPIC Training??? >> >> open ICDL would be my favourite choice, gets you the grounding needed, >> and >> the fear factor (of linux terms) out of the way, yet so simply (because >> its >> basic enough, and practical enough too!) >> >> Brian Ssennoga >> ICT Manager, International Health Sciences University >> IHK Building, Kisugu-Namuwongo, Kampala. >> >> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 5:03 PM, Brian Sikute >> < [email protected] >wrote: >> >>> there is no quick start or fast track for learning the command line >>> overnight. deliberate time has to made getting familiar with basic >>> linux. >>> maybe developing a pre-LPIC-1 manual like as been mentioned already. >>> 'linux >>> is about practice' >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "hbtimane" < [email protected] > >>> To: "FOSS certification" < [email protected] > >>> Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2011 3:58:09 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Certification] basic Linux skills course >>> >>> >>> >>> I think it's a bit hard to tell a beginner to be able to do the LPC >>> about >>> 1,2,3 or even 5 months of practice. Unless he makes an ongoing >>> incentive for >>> Linux ( full time ) . Linux is for people who practice and that means s >>> experience , and experience gained with time my dear . >>> >>> We can now together We develop a kind of guide for beginners who queir?o >>> adiquirir LPC1 certification . Let us gather our experiences and let it >>> lays >>> our LPIC - GA ( Guide to African LPIC ) . >>> >>> Hercilio Boavida >>> ------------------------------------------- >>> Tecnico Inform?tico (LPIC-1 Certified) >>> Rua Trindade Coelho 116 | Maputo - Mozambique >>> Mobile: +258 8951570; +258 845524505 >>> E-mail: [email protected] >>> Web: http://www.cenfoss.co.mz >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "John Fordyce" < [email protected] > >>> To: "FOSS certification" < [email protected] > >>> Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2011 3:39:56 PM GMT +02:00 Harare / Pretoria >>> Subject: Re: [Certification] basic Linux skills course >>> >>> How about openicdl? >>> >>> >>> On 5 April 2011 15:37, Evans Ikua < [email protected] > wrote: >>> >>> >>> Dear listers, >>> If you were to give a basic course to a Linux newbie who intends to go >>> on >>> and take the LPIC, what would that course be? what areas would be >>> covered? I >>> tend to think that LPIC-1 neeeds some level of IT knowledge and maybe >>> some >>> bit of time with Linux, even if a few months. I have seen in some >>> instances >>> Linux+ being given as a pre-requisite for LPIC-1. >>> >>> I am thinking that we can probably come up with a small syllabus that >>> such >>> a person can be given. 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