| Linux training gains more ground |
Jun. 17, 2004
A Computer Weekly/SSL Quarterly Survey of Appointments Data and Trends says that the number of UK job advertisements that ask for Linux skills is up 50 percent.
Ovum analyst Laurent Lachal is quoted in the article as saying that "there are still relatively few IT staff certified in Linux," and he notes that the Linux training industry has seen increases as candidates seek certifications to gain a salary premium for their skills. Lachal says academic adoption "would be good promotion for the technology."
ComputerWeekly briefly examines training certification courses from Red Hat, Canada-based Linux Professional Institute (LPI), SuSE, and IBM. It estimates that Red Hat has certified just 10,000 people worldwide.
Last month, top UK-based international technology training group, Azlan reported increased demand for Linux courseware and added additional training sessions for Novell Linux-related technologies.
Local training programs have sprung up to serve the regional market, such as programs held at Mountain View, CA's Freedom Technology Center. Governments, too, are looking to train their staff in open source software, with Brazil launching an intitiative in April to train 2,200 public employees in Linux.
Read the Computer Weekly article
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