Linux Certificate Program Targets Newcomers to the OS

Linux skills are in growing demand in today's IT hiring landscape, and there are many ways to bolster those skills both online and off.

Whereas many such offerings target IT professionals, however, a new program from the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is aimed at students and others who are relatively new to the technology.

Called “Linux Essentials,” the program will be adopted by schools, educational authorities, training centers, and others beginning in June 2012. "Linux is ubiquitous and plays a significant role in the server room, on our phones and tablets, cash registers and, of course, embedded devices everywhere,” explained Jim Lacey, LPI's president and CEO, in the group's official announcement at CeBIT last week.