Partnership Expands Certification Offerings for Open Source Professionals
The
Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's largest certification
organization for Linux and open source professionals, and the BSD
Certification Group (BSDCG), the organization which sets the
certification standard for BSD system administrators, have announced the
merging of BSDCG with LPI. The partnership includes the creation of a
BSD Advisory Committee which will work with LPI and the BSD community.
“The new partnership
is mutually beneficial,“ said LPI Executive Director G. Matthew Rice,
“LPI will better fulfill its mission of advocating for the use of all
free and open source systems“. According to BSDCG President Dru Lavigne,
"BSD Unix use is growing rapidly and globally with BSD professionals
involved in every industry. Joining efforts with LPI will help us scale
our exam delivery while maintaining the quality of the certification
program."
One of the first tasks
of the merger is the 2018 launch of the next version of the BSDA
certification exam which matches the requirements of the Open Technology
certification track. Current BSDA certificants will continue to be
recognized and will have the option, upon request, to have their exam
credentials hosted on the LPI Candidate portal.
More information about
the partnership is available through our media contact,
marketing@lpi.org. To join the BSD Advisory Committee, contact Dru at
dlavigne@lpi.org.
About Linux Professional Institute (LPI)
For 20 years, LPI is
the global certification standard and career support organization for
open source professionals. With more than 500,000 exams delivered, it's
the world’s first and largest vendor-neutral Linux and open source
certification body. LPI has certified professionals in over 180
countries, delivers exams in 9 languages, and has over 400 training
partners.
About BSD Certification Group (BSDCG)
Founded in 2005, the
BSD Certification Group (BSDCG) is a non-profit organization committed
to creating and maintaining a global certification standard for system
administration on BSD-based operating systems. The BSDCG works with the
BSD and sysadmin communities in order to provide a practical and
relevant certification.
