:O'Reilly Network: Sair Linux and GNU Certification
O'Reilly Network: Sair Linux and GNU Certification Jun 10, 2000, 21 :38 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (4968 reads) (Other stories by Jeff Dean)
"In 1999, Dr. Tobin Maginnis of the University of Mississippi began work on a
vendor-neutral Linux certification program under the umbrella of his private
company, Sair Inc. Pronounced zair, the company name stands for Software
Architecture Implementation and Realization. Sair is offering its exams through
Sylvan Prometric testing centers worldwide. Sair has the backing of its parent
company, Wave Technologies, and an impressive list of advisors."
"Sair defines three Linux certification levels:
Sair Linux and GNU Certified Administrator, or LCA. This level is intended
for certification of "power users and system administrators."
Sair Linux and GNU Certified Engineer, or LCE. Certified Engineers are
expected to be capable of being a "Linux System Manager."
Master Sair Linux and GNU Certified Engineer, or MLCE, which is
intended to represent a "Senior System Manager" with knowledge of the
"inner workings" of Linux systems."
"The certification level descriptions listed above may be a little vague, but detail on
their content is described in Sair's knowledge matrices, devices used to organize
the material for all twelve exams in the series. Three matrices will eventually exist,
although only the Level I matrix is currently available."
