Red Hat Linux to certify schoolkids

Red Hat Linux to certify schoolkids
Linux to knock bricks from Microsoft's wall
By Arron Rouse: Tuesday 04 February 2003, 16:50

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A GOOD LINUX ADMINISTRATOR can be hard to find but Red

Hat has announced a cracking solution. Red Hat Academy is
designed to allow schools, colleges and universities to teach
an academic version of the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
training and certification.

The scheme allows educators to deliver courses and administer
the Red Hat Certified Technician (RHCT) exam. The certificates
will count as a genuine Red Hat qualification, the sort of
thing that students could find very useful when out looking for
a job. The courses allow students to gain certified experience
in subjects such as system administration, network engineering,
C or C++ programming, databases, web development, PC repair and
forensic computing.

Red Hat has set itself on a collision course with Microsoft's
MSCE training program that the latter will find hard to compete
against. "The costs and legal burden of proprietary software
for education are becoming unsupportable" says Red Hat. The
idea of school leavers starting their first job with an RHCE
certificate already under their belt is sure to give Microsoft
sleepless nights.

Red Hat hasn't stated how much it would cost per student to run
a course but, given that the schools and colleges can give
students free copies of Linux, the cost is likely to be low.
From a teacher's point of view, the whole idea should seem
wonderful, all the course materials are there already. The
scheme is open to non-profit education establishments. µ

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