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Tom Potts wrote: > On Thursday 12 October 2006 09:05, Grant Sewell wrote: > >> paul sutton wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> >>> Over here in canada (well BC canada), the local technology college is >>> offering 3 linux courss, intro, system admin and something else, in >>> addiiton it says if you are serious about being a System admin you need >>> to know Linux, Looks like we are ahead of the UK esp as neither south >>> devon college or dartington tech offer Linux courses, >>> >>> Are we any closer to getting Linux courses at local colleges, >>> >>> another course they do costs 27,000 dollars, and is aimed at >>> filmmakers, you purchase the equipment as part of the course fee, and >>> get expert help in producing a mini movie, or what every you want, not >>> Linux related but they do some really cool stuff, >>> >>> Paul >>> >> I am still trying to get Cornwall College to run Linux courses. I am >> also writing a couple of courses myself in case I am unsuccessful in >> getting them to use a "proper" course like LPI (or RHCx, or Novell, etc). >> >> Grant. >> > I did find a pdf of a European Computer Driving license course which I always > meant to do in html for Linux. I'm toying with the idea of contacting my > local college and seeing if they might be interested in me teaching a course > but my smallholding is taking up a bit of my time and I'm not sure I can make > the time yet but would be interested in helping write one but I think we're > talking less that an hour a week at the mo.. > Tom te tom te tom > Well with regards to Linux courses, there is the LPI training courses (see link 1)where the training material is free (exams are charged for, although no more expensive than the MCSE exams as far as I know). IGNOTS (see link 2) is the other option as mentioned by Tom B a while back. It doesn't appear to be package/os specific like ECDL always seems to be. Link 1: http://www.linuxit.com/option,com_docman/task,doc_download/Itemid,55/gid,26/ - requires some sort of registration. Link 2: http://www.theingots.org/faq Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html