LPI Announces Improvements to Certification Program

Linux Professional Institute Announces Improvements to Certification Program. LPI has been busy keeping their exams current. Some of the changes have already been put in place while others are nice changes to see.

The exam question rotation has been in place for several months now and I'm sure it has frustrated any one who has been trying to create brain dumps for the exams. This has been an excellent proactive step that LPI has taken to maintain the integrity of their exams. Over the past year I've seen a refocus by certifying organizations to maintain their quality and integrity also I've seen a move from employers looking for someone who is using certifications to stay current in the job market.

The objective review has always been open processes with LPI, a significant part of what goes into LPI’s objectives are what is included in the Linux Standards Base. LPI is also willing to include input from the larger community and stakeholders into what is important for the LPI exams to test for. Firms that are actively involved with the LPI can ensure the parts of Linux which are important for them are included in the exams.

The final change is the merging of the two exams for the first LPI exam. Instead of having a separate exam for RPM and DPKG, LPI will merge the two exams into one. I know when I went for my exam I basically printed out the man page for RPM's and memorized the whole page. This made it easy to pass those questions. With more Linux distributions coming out more people will need to be familiar with a variety of options that are available for package managers.

All in all these changes are good news for the Linux community. I know it's been quite recently in regards to certification news but I'm sure things will get interesting. I know the job market is staying active and there will be a continuing need for people with proven experience with Linux.