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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 15:57:06 -0500
From: Dan York <dyork@linuxcare.com>
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: [Fwd: LPI Weekly News - 11 Jan 2000]
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Subject: LPI Weekly News - 11 Jan 2000
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 13:45:24 -0600
From: Jared Buckley <jaredb@ti.com>
To: linux-cert-announce@linuxcare.com, linux-cert@linuxcare.com
Welcome to the weekly newsletter of the Linux Professional
Institute(tm)! LPI is dedicated to providing a standardized,
multi-national, and respected program to certify levels of individual
expertise in Linux. Our goal is to design and deliver such a program
from within the Linux community, using both volunteer and hired
resources as necessary. We resolve to undertake a well considered, open,
disciplined development process, leading directly to the establishment
of a recognized and widely endorsed Linux certification body.
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What's News?
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(Well we're back after a not-so-brief holiday break! On a personal
note, I hope the rest of you were as bummed out by the uneventful
Y2K rollover as I was. Thank goodness for caffeine...)
T1A is Ready!
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After many stops and starts, our first exam is finally, really,
no-kidding available. You can sign up to take the T1a test in
English at any of VUE's 1700 world wide testing centers. Check
out the press release at:
http://www.lpi.org/t1alaunch.html
We of course could never have done this without all your help:
http://www.lpi.org/thanks99.html
Congratulations everyone! It's been a long road, but a very
rewarding none-the-less. Still, there's more work to be done,
so after you've finished the champagne, read on...
Bazaar Thanks
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Special thanks are also due to the people who helped out with
LPI's booth at the Bazaar in December in New York City. Many
thanks to Samuel Du, Nancy Maragioglio, Michael Slaughter,
Harold Sinclair and Marc Torres for spending time at the booth.
Trade Shows - LinuxWorld
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LinuxWorld Expo is coming upon us quickly and as usual we'd
love to see you there. If you've got time to stop by and
help out, Dan's got a couple of opportunities available:
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED for LPI's booth at LinuxWorld again
in New York City, Feb 2-4, at the Javits Center. If you
would be able to help for a few hours, please contact Dan
York (dan@lpi.org).
EVENT COORDINATOR NEEDED - We're looking for someone,
preferably local to New York, to help coordinate our booth
presence at LinuxWorld. Primarily, this will involve
scheduling volunteers for the booth, receiving materials
shipped down to NY for the show, and helping with the
setup of the booth. Anyone interested, please contact Dan
(dan@lpi.org)
Frequently Asked Questions
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As some of you may have noticed (or not) I've started fielding
questions sent to info@lpi.org and I've seen a few questions pop
up there pretty frequently in the past couple of weeks. As lucky
insiders, you get to see them before they hit the official FAQ:
Q: I certified with Digital Metrics before they joined with LPI;
does my original certification count for anything?
A: Yes, your DM certification counts towards the T1a exam, so you
don't have to run out and take it. You should have received or
will very soon be receiving an email explaining how the DM
certificate holders are being integrated into LPI. If you didn't
get copied on this message, let me know (jared@lpi.org) and I'll
be sure that you get a copy.
Q: I want to be able to offer LPI's certification exams; what do I
to do?
A: Get in touch with VUE and become an authorized testing center.
You can find information at:
http://www.vue.com/contact/becomeTestCenter.html
Q: How can I partner with LPI on training?
A: LPI doesn't provide training, only certification. If you're
interested in doing training, you can use our published
objectives to design your own course:
http://www.lpi.org/p-index.html
or you can try contacting some of the companies listed on
http://www.linuxtraining.org
or poke around on your favorite search engine for other
opportunities. Best of Luck!
Q: I keep hearing that the first few exams are "beta"; what's
that mean?
A: In order to assure that we've got a psychometrically valid
test and to establish proper cut scores, LPI need to closely
scrutinize the results of our early test takers. The exam
that's available through VUE right now is the "production"
exam and is exactly the same exam content that will be
available after the "beta" period is over. The only
difference is that you'll have to wait a few weeks for a
snail mail letter to let you know if you passed or not,
instead of the instant gratification of knowing when you
leave the test center. The "beta" counts 100% towards your
level one certification. Keep in mind that we need lots of
early adopters for validation, so get out there and test,
test, test! (The faster we can validate the test, faster
we can get you your results!)
See y'all next week.
Resources
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**Register for Exams** http://www.vue.com/linux/
LPI Home http://www.lpi.org
LPI (German) Home http://www.de.lpi.org
Mailing Lists Archives http://lists.linuxcare.com/
Dan's Other Cert Articles:
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue33/york.html
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue34/york.html
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue35/york.html
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue37/york.html
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue40/york.html
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue43/york.html
Other Linux Certification Programs:
(SAIR) http://www.linuxcertification.com/
(LPI!) http://www.digitalmetrics.com/
http://www.redhat.com/corp/products_training.html
http://www.enterprisecertified.com/aboutecc.htm
Additional email archives are now on-line:
linux-cert:
http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-cert%40linuxcare.com/
http://lists.linuxcare.com/linux-cert/threads.html
http://linux.codemeta.com/archives/linuxcert_archive/
linux-cert-program:
http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-cert-program%40linuxcare.com/
http://lists.linuxcare.com/linux-cert-program/threads.html
linux-cert-corprel:
http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-cert-corprel%40linuxcare.com/
http://lists.linuxcare.com/linux-cert-corprel/threads.html
linux-cert-pr:
http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-cert-pr%40linuxcare.com/
http://lists.linuxcare.com/linux-cert-pr/threads.html
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Corrections, Additions, Comments? Send them to:
Jared Buckley
jared@lpi.org
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