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Linux-Watch LPI mods Linux recertification policy
Dec. 01, 2006
LPI (Linux Professional Institute), the leading vendor-neutral Linux certification organization, is updating its recertification policy to ensure that Linux professionals' skills and knowledge are still up to date and relevant.
* LPI 認證組織已更新 recertification 政策, 以確保 Linux 專業人員的技能可持續更新 People who already have their LPIC (Linux Professional Institute Certification) will have to re-certify every five years or, alternatively, earn a higher certification status. Previously, recertification was only required after ten years.
*已取得 LPIC 證照者, 以後必須每 5 年之內再重考, 或是進一步取得更高階的認證(Level one --> Level two). 在此新政策之前原本是可以有 10 年的效期. That said, Jim Lacey, president and CEO of LPI, said that "LPI will continue to advise Linux professionals to seek recertification every two years due to rapid changes and improvements in the Linux operating system, but that consultations with industry leaders indicated that a mandatory five year recertification policy was sufficient at this time."
*LPI 的CEO Jim Lacey 是建議 Linux 專業人員應該每兩年就再重考, 不過與相關人士諮詢的結論是: 每 5 年強制重考認證的政策在目前來說已經足夠. "In bringing our exams up-to-date with recent versions of the Linux kernel, we found it necessary to re-examine our recertification policy. It should be noted that because we are distribution-neutral we don't require our candidates to re-certify with each new version of a specific distribution. However, we are interested in the underlying technology of the Linux operating system and what knowledge and skills an IT professional must have to work with multiple distributions in an enterprise environment. Our new recertification policy should ensure the relevance, currency and value of those who have obtained our certification."
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Here's how the new Recertification Policy will work: Once a person has their certification, an LPIC-1, LPIC-2, or LPIC-3, recertification is recommended two years after the date of the certification, to retain an active certification status; however certification holders must recertify within 5 years.
To get recertified, candidates must pass all up-to-date exams that are required for their highest earned certification designation. After recertifying, the certification is good for five years.
***重認證政策大要:
取得 LPIC 1 or 2 or 3 的人, 建議在兩年內要重考認證(考最高階的就可以),最慢在 5 年內要重考. 通過後就有 5 年的有效期. If someone doesn't recertify and allows their certification status to lapse, they will be required to earn both their highest and all lower level certification designations.
***如果 5 年內沒完成重考通過, 就必須從最低階的考試再一科一科往上考; 例如: 如果你原本是拿到 LPIC-2, 卻超過 5 年沒更新導致全部資格廢止, 那你就必須從 101/102/201/202 四科全部重考; 如果你在期限前要更新, 則只要重考 201/202 即可; 或是你再努力點(錢太多的人也行), 直接去挑戰即將上場的 LPIC-3.....(眼冒金星加3條線~~ ) All certification designations earned before Sep. 1, 2004 will no longer be considered "lifetime" designations, and instead will only have active status for five years from the date of certification. However, certification designations earned prior to September 1, 2003 will be considered "active" certifications until Sep. 1, 2008.
***在 2004年9 月1日前取得認證者, 已不再是"終生有效",只有 5 年效期; 如果是在 2003 年9 月1 日前取得認證, 最後期限是到 2008年9 月1日. -- Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
