[clue-cert] Fwd: [lpi-discuss] LPI Announces Improvements to Certification Program

Tue May 10 07:58:01 MDT 2005

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> Subject: [lpi-discuss] LPI Announces Improvements to Certification
> Program
> Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 03:27:57 -0400
> 
> 
> Linux Professional Institute Announces Improvements to Certification
> Program
>  
> 
> TORONTO, May 10, 2005 - The Linux Professional Institute (LPI),
> (http://www.lpi.org/), the premier professional certification program
> for the Linux community worldwide, announced today ongoing
> improvements and changes to its Certification program. These
> improvements include regular rotation of exam questions, objectives
> review, and merging of the 101 exam forms that contain RPM and DPKG
> package management questions.
> 
> Exam Question rotation:
> 
> Since September 2004 LPI has undertaken an extensive review of its
> exam questions which has led to a rotation of exam questions for both
> levels of exams (LPIC-1 and LPIC-2). Given the increasing global
> popularity of LPI's certification program, input from candidates and
> training partners on exam questions has increased. Regular and more
> frequent exam question rotation and development of new questions will
> lead to greater exam quality and protection from “braindumps" or
> cheating.
> 
> Objective Review:
> 
> Input on exam questions and research on exam quality has enabled the
> Certification team at LPI to initiate an objective review and update
> process. Internal efforts will continue until June 30, 2005
> (2005-06-30) at which time LPI will solicit wider community input on
> updating LPIC-1 objectives until the end of the year. A similar effort
> involving community and stakeholder input will be undertaken for the
> review of LPIC-2 objectives from September 2005 (2005-09-01) until the
> end of February 2006 (2006-02-28).
> 
> The objective review process will include improvements to facilitate
> greater participation by the community and stakeholders. The review
> will include both the objective description (non-technical language to
> describe identified tasks) and the key knowledge areas where the
> technology and software used will be described in more detail.
> However, the basic content of each objective will not change.  
> 
> 
> These updated objectives will be effective for LPIC-1 in April 2006
> (2006-04) and for LPIC-2 in May 2006 (2006-05). In the interim and
> after the review is completed the Certification team will publish a
> publicly available file comparing the differences between the old and
> new objectives. All community members are invited to send their
> objective-related comments to objectives at lpi.org. 
> 
> 
> Merging RPM and DPKG Package Management Exam Questions: 
> 
> 
> Following extensive internal review and community input through
> discussion lists and a RFC
> (https://group.lpi.org/cgi-bin/publicwiki/view/Operations/RFC8) LPI
> has decided to merge the separate exam forms 101 and 151.  These
> separate exam forms on Exam 101 for LPIC-1 gave exam candidates a
> choice between RPM and DPKG package management. However,  there has
> been increasing community consensus that a certified Linux sysadmin
> should know both types of package management. In addition, a single
> form enables certain internal efficiencies both in terms of piloting
> new items and publishing costs. As a result as of September 1, 2005
> (2005-09-01) exam candidates will be required to know both forms of
> package management in order to successfully complete their LPIC-1.
> 
> LPI's certification program is delivered worldwide in seven
> languages.It has delivered more than 75,000 Level One and Level Two
> certification exams globally since the program's inception, in 1999. 
> 
> LPI supports affiliate networks on five continents worldwide,
> including Brazil, Bulgaria, Jamaica, United States, Japan, Canada,
> Germany, Australia and China, France, the UK and South Africa. 
> 
> -30- 
> 
> About Linux Professional Institute:
> 
> The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) develops professional
> certification for the Linux operating system, independent of software
> vendors or training providers. Established as an international
> non-profit organization in 1999 by the Linux community, LPI develops
> accessible, internationally-recognized certification programs which
> have earned the respect of vendors, employers and administrators.
> LPI's activities involve hundreds of volunteers and professionals
> throughout the world in many different capacities, and the group
> encourages active public involvement through mailing lists and its
> website at www.lpi.org. LPI's multi-level program of exams is
> administered globally through Pearson VUE and Prometric testing
> centers. LPI's major financial sponsors are Platinum Sponsors IBM
> (NYSE:IBM), Bradford Learning, Linux Journal, Linux Magazine,
> Maxspeed, Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL), SGI (NYSE:SGI), and TurboLinux as
> well as Gold Sponsors, Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HWP) and Wave
> Technologies. 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Scott Lamberton
> Director of Community Relations
> Linux Professional Institute
> Email: scottl at lpi.org
> Web: http://www.lpi.org
> Telephone: +1-416-666-1574
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