Ubuntu-Pakistan Linux Professional Institute (LPI) - An Introduction

[Fouad Riaz Bajwa]

Linux Professional Institute (LPI) 

The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) established its certification program
to promote and assist professional adoption of the operating system, as well
as certify the competency of professionals working with Linux and related
tools and technologies. Its certifications are vendor- and
distribution-neutral, and they adhere to the principles laid out in the
Linux Standard Base and other generally accepted practices.

LPI’s Junior-Level Administration (LPIC-1) covers topics such as working on
the Linux command line, supporting users, adding users, performing routine
maintenance, and implementing and configuring a workstation. There are no
prerequisites required to take the two exams for this certification. 

Exam 101 deals with hardware and architecture; Linux installation and
package management; GNU and Unix commands; devices, Linux file systems and
file system hierarchy standard; and the X Window system. 

Exam 102 focuses on the Linux kernel; boot, initialization, shutdown and
runlevels; printing; documentation; shells, scripting, programming and
compiling; administrative tasks; networking fundamentals and services; and
security.

The organization also offers the Intermediate-Level Administration (LPIC-2)
credential, which verifies certificants can administer a small- to
medium-sized site; plan, implement, maintain, secure and troubleshoot a
small network that might include a blend of Linux and Windows; and grasp
certain soft skills such as supervising assistants and counseling management
on automation and purchasing options. This certification also has two tests:
Exam 201 includes topics such as the Linux kernel, system start-up and
hardware, and Exam 202 addresses subjects such as networking, Web services
and client management.

Most recently added was the LPIC-3, the highest level of LPI certification.
This credential is aimed at the “enterprise-level” Linux professional. It
was designed with contributions from hundreds of experts with this operating
system from around the globe, as well as input from some of the world’s
leading technology companies. 

The LPIC-3 program consists of a single exam for “Core” designation, but
many specialty areas have been proposed, including Security, High
Availability and Virtualization, Web and Intranet, and Mail and Messaging.
(LPI already has added one specialty: Mixed Environment.)

For more information, see http://www.lpi.org.

Thanks courtesy of - 
Eye on Certification: Linux 
April 26, 2007 - Brian Summerfield, Senior Editor
http://www.certmag.com/articles/templates/CM_SG_Article_Template.asp?article
id=2763&zoneid=269