Thanks to everyone who's answered. I'll do some more research with the material you've given me. Dino Tassigiannis BA (Hons) <div class="gmail_quote">On 21 July 2011 11:06, <<a href="mailto:bodsda@googlemail.com">bodsda@googlemail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> The OU also allow you to use tesco clubcard points to pay for some courses (this one included) The problem i found when looking for courses/certification is that most of it is almost always outdated or unrecognised. Comptia Linux+ for example has sample questions, one of which asked what the default X server for linux desktops is: the answer they give is Xfree86, which due to licensing issues was forked to X.org around 2004, so their material is about 7 years out of date. The only certifications i personally would trust is the LPI qualifications. Having said that, LPI-1 can be passed by anyone with minimal linux admin experience, so you would need at least LPI-2 to prove your worth. Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -----Original Message----- From: Simon Redmond <<a href="mailto:simon@sibass.co.uk">simon@sibass.co.uk</a>> Sender: <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:54:04 To: UK Ubuntu Talk<<a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> Reply-To: <a href="mailto:simon@sibass.co.uk">simon@sibass.co.uk</a>, UK Ubuntu Talk <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux Courses <div><div></div><div class="h5"> On Wed, 2011-07-20 at 19:35 +0100, Dino T. wrote: > Hi everyone. I was thinking of doing a Linux course but haven't got a > clue on who to do it with. I live in Liverpool so any centre close > that is credible and good? > The OU do a Linux course, the course code is T155 I believe... here a link <a href="http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/t155.htm" target="_blank">http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/t155.htm</a> its not cheap but then I think you get discount to take the CompTIA Linux+ exam at the end of the course. might be worth a look. Simon -- <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a> <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a> -- <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a> <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a> </div></div></blockquote></div>