The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) says it has set its second exam which it expects to make available worldwide in mid-April.
The exam, "102", is the second exam which candidates are required to pass in order to obtain LPI Level 1 certification (LPIC-1). Release is expected in time for Linux Business Expo, which takes place at Chicago s McCormick Centre, April 17 this year.
Scott Murray, LPI exam development director, says: "As a non-profit community organisation, LPI has always sought to provide a certification program that is complete, defensible and well-respected, while keeping cost and inconvenience to a minimum.
"We are pleased that we are able to offer the first level of certification after only two exams. But candidates can be assured that those two exams will not be passable by people who do not know Linux."
The first (101) and second LPI exams together test candidates on basic Linux knowledge. They are delivered worldwide through the network of over 1 700 virtual university enterprises (VUE) testing centres. Full details on the objectives of the exam, are located on LPI s Web site at http://www.lpi.org/p-obj-102.html. Candidates must pass both 101 and 102 to obtain Level 1 certification, but they can take the exams in any order.
"The business acceptance of Linux hinges on the credibility of vendor-independent professional certification," said Patt Montgomery, general manager of Linuxcare University. "We support LPI`s efforts to provide a fair, affordable, and authoritative professional certification program for Linux. The release of the second exam will bring the Linux community one step closer to this goal."
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