[aklug] Re: On the subject of certifications...

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On 08/10/10 16:37, Damien Hull wrote:
> I would suggest LPI or Red Hat.
>
> Check LPI.org for info. There's a new book coming out soon for the LPI.
>
> The Red Hat cert is expensive. It's $3000 and a week in Cali. You
> really need to know a lot to pass.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Aug 10, 2010, at 4:22 PM, Christopher Howard <choward@indicium.us> wrote=
> :
>
>> What kind of Linux certifications can a guy get around here? And where
>> could he get them? (I live in Fairbanks). I remember TVC (now UAF
>> Community College, I guess) used to provide A+ testing, but that is
>> about all I know.
>>
>> I can usually convince interviewers that I know Linux, but it would be
>> nice to have some certs to throw on a resum=EF=BF=BD. Right now, under my
>> current circumstances, paying for a certification isn't much of a
>> problem, but time needed for testing and location of testing are
>> critical issues.
>>
>> --
>> Christopher Howard
>> http://frigidcode.com
>> http://theologia.indicium.us
>>
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Dang.... $3000? Jeepers, I was thinking more like $500 or so.

The LPI certifications sounded more reasonable. About $160 per exam, and
the testing is done through Pearson VUE. (IIRC, TVC is a Pearson VUE
testing center.)

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Christopher Howard
frigidcode.com
theologia.indicium.us
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